Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show, the first evaluation of CDFA’s climate-smart agriculture programs. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
Nearly $4.1 Million Invested in Risk Management Education for Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving nearly $4.1 million to help small-scale, underserved, and organic farmers learn about managing risks and using climate-smart practices. This funding, through the…
Livestock Producers to Expand Conservation Efforts with NRCS Investment
…Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The cooperative agreements are made through the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI). Projects address local resource concerns, climate-smart practices, and Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. “Privately…
Nearly A Quarter of U.S. Farmers Without Internet
…operator residences are without internet access, according to the 2022 census. That is a three percent change from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, which showed that more than 24 percent…
Senator J. Boozman Discusses Farm Bill Funds
…farmers. It should be spent on agriculture. There’s been a lot of things, the gig climate initiative of Secretary Vilsack was a couple billion dollars, that again is peripherally attached…
Application Period Underway for Climate Solution Act Advisory Committee
…summer. Difficulties and losses in agriculture due to global warming and climate change. Yield reduction and maintenance. Poor harvest. Image by weha/DepositPhotos image A new Secretarial advisory committee focused on…
CBO Says House Farm Bill Cost Will Raise Deficit
…pay for a large increase in crop subsidies. House Ag Chair GT Thompson says if the CBO doesn’t change its mind, he’ll rely instead on the House Budget Committee to…
Dairy and Livestock Sustainability Incentive Grants Available
…reductions in both methane emissions and nutrient surplus. The program, funded by the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, has $58 million available for additional grants. This program expands the scope…
Almond Update: Registration Opens Soon for The Almond Conference 2024
…Senior Specialist of Industry Relations, shared details about the event, which promises to be similar to last year’s conference with a few key changes. “We made the decision to remove…
Some Good News in Food Price Forecast
…– “I don’t expect too much change in the forecast through the remainder of the year. We’ve sort of narrowed in on this right around 1% predicted change in prices….
EPA to Assess Potential Pesticide Exposure Earlier in the Review Process
…of pesticide drift earlier in the approval process for new pesticides and new uses of existing pesticides. This change aims to implement protections 15 years sooner than before. By assessing…
Investment of $27 Million to Support Optimization of California Ports
…climate resilience measures, adopting new trucking appointment systems, and developing standardized cargo data. Key stakeholders from the ports praised the funding, emphasizing its role in modernizing infrastructure, improving efficiency, and…
USDA Investment in Conservation Projects
…because of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which is funding CIG projects that address climate change, with a particular focus on innovative solutions to reduce livestock emissions of enteric methane,…
AgNet Weekly: Author David Lipsky on Climate and the Science of Denial
…and the Igloo, Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky takes a deep look into the history of climate change and public views on the topic. Lipsky is…