Ag exporters are pushing for decisive action to remedy the situation with shipping container challenges. A group of agricultural and forest product organizations and companies sent a letter to Transportation…
Several Factors Contributing to Wider Adoption of Agtech Innovation
…Agricultural education is helping prepare the next generation of farmers and ranchers to incorporate smarter farming tools in their operations. While the number of ag students falls short of the…
UC SAREP Reinstates Grant Program with $77,000 in Awards
…water demand and weeds. The Agricultural and Land-Based Training Association will be piloting an ag plastics recycling program, with an emphasis on Spanish-speaking small-scale producers. UC Davis will be developing…
State Senate Lays Out $3.4 Billion Drought Relief Package
…projects. “This comprehensive Senate drought package will provide crucial relief for ratepayers and make immediate investments to help homeowners, businesses and the agricultural sector use water more efficiently,” Senator Bob…
Industry Members Supportive of Reintroduction of DAIRY PRIDE Act
Agricultural groups have expressed appreciation for the reintroduction of the DAIRY PRIDE Act. The legislation seeks to enforce the labeling requirements for dairy alternatives. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by…
AIM for Climate Initiative to Spur Global Ag Research
…accelerating agricultural research and development that will enable the industry to better combat climate concerns. Led by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the initiative is being supported…
Report Shows Agriculture Has An Economic Impact of Nearly $7 Trillion
…and ag organizations. John Dunham & Associates conducted the research, which was funded by The Goodstone Group. The report quantifies the impact of the jobs, wages, taxes, and exports the…
Bidens 30×30 Plan Raising Concern for Ag Industry
Agricultural groups are becoming more concerned about President Joe Biden’s executive order pertaining to conservation. The order signed back in January is commonly being referred to as the ‘30×30 plan.’…
Legislation Is First Step Toward Establishing Viable Carbon Markets
…ranchers to provide important insight from the agricultural point of view. Some improvements have been made to the latest iteration of the legislation that had been introduced during the last…
California Farm Water Coalition Details How Water Cuts Are Affecting Ag
The California Farm Water Coalition (CFWC) has detailed how limited water supplies are affecting agricultural production. Dry conditions in California have resulted in a decline in acreage of several crops…
Robert Bonnie Nominated to Oversee USDA Farm Programs
…markets at home and abroad and preparing our food and agricultural community to lead the world in climate-smart agricultural practices,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. “Robert…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
The Almond Board of California (ABC) is releasing two California almond industry acreage reports: USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) 2020 California Almond Acreage Report including the 2021 preliminary bearing…
How Public Investment in Ag Research Fills Gaps Left by Private Sector
Public investment in agricultural research is vital for addressing the areas that can be ignored by the private sector. A recent report from American Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm…
Cactus Pear Shows Potential as Climate Resilient Commercial Crop
…really interested in.” The research was funded by UNR’s Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The five-year study was the…