A deadline reminder for crop producers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an…
Biological Summit Highlights Promising Future and Short-Term Challenges
…are pushing the agricultural industry toward biological options. Consumer interest in how foods are produced, and an increasingly more stringent regulatory environment are helping spur interest in the sector. “The…
Prop 1 Funding to Bring More Irrigation Water to South Sacramento County
…$277.5 million to help construct the Harvest Water Program, a conjunctive-use project that will supply treated wastewater to agricultural lands that also provide habitat to wildlife in southern Sacramento County….
USDA Accepting Applications for Chile Agribusiness Trade Mission
…Administrator Daniel Whitley. “Chile and the neighboring Peru are some of our key trading partners, representing the second and third-largest markets in South America.” Total agricultural exports to these markets…
USDA Investing $320 Million to Strengthen Supply Chains
The USDA is investing in supply chains. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA is investing $320 million to create new and better markets for agricultural producers…
EATS Act Takes Aim at Proposition 12
The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate inspired by California’s Proposition 12. Introduced by Senator Roger Marshall, the EATS Act is being cosponsored…
Animal Welfare Claims on Meat Packaging to Receive Further Scrutiny
…ever.” FSIS will be working with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in sampling these types of products to determine if a testing or sampling protocol should be established for “raised without…
Week in Review: Phase 2 of LandFlex is Available & Success with Cover Cropping in Tomatoes
…International Fresh Produce Association wants to see more funding for specialty crops in the farm bill. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
FSA County Committees Seeking Nominations by August 1
…for FSA county committees will need to be completed by August 1. Ballots for the election will be mailed out to eligible voters in November. Members of the agricultural community…
Citrus Breeding Research Receives Increased Federal Support
…Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility in Parlier received $1 million for the current fiscal year. The new program is designed to aid in the identification of viable new citrus varieties….
Farmers Take Their Message to Washington D.C.
…v. EPA decision by the Supreme Court, as well as the need for Congress to address agricultural labor reform. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Farmers…
Tentative Port Labor Agreement Reached
…Details of the tentative port labor agreement have yet to be released and will still need to be ratified by both parties. Several agricultural groups along with other supply chain…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Attracting More Federal Attention
…altogether, impeding the supply chain and leaving ships and the American exports they carry sitting idle at the docks.” In a statement, ILWU International President Willie Adams disputes reports from…
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Support Agrivoltaics Research
…panels with agricultural production. Under the bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would receive $15 million annually over the course of five years for the development of best practices…