…very harsh climate with tornadoes, blizzards, drought, hailstorms, floods and grasshoppers. It made for high risks and ruined many crops and many settlers that became financially ruined and either protested…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 04-16-25
…USDA has repackaged the $3.1 billion Climate Smart Commodities Program into the “Advancing Markets for Producers” (AMP) program, aligning with Trump administration priorities. The new program requires 65% of funds…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 04-04-25
…affecting global climate patterns and sea levels. The USDA has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, emphasizing citizen-driven strategies to protect crops from diseases and invasive…
US Orange Crop Expected to Decline for Upcoming Season
Shutterstock image The US orange crop is expected to decline by over 30% to 11.5 million boxes for the 2024-2025 season, reflecting challenges like trade conflicts, climate change, and citrus…
USDA Decides to Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments
…providers and small businesses to refocus their projects on expanding domestic energy production while removing diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) requirements and climate-related mandates from prior proposals. Participants will be required…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-27-25
…on hold due to litigation. The conversation also touched on the removal of DEIA and climate mandates from grant applications. Additionally, the hosts critiqued the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act,…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 03-21-25
…Citrus imports from Mexico and Morocco are significant. Lorrie Boyer and Nick Pagani discuss McDonald’s $671,000 investment in the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) for “SMART broiler” technology….
CalCAN Advocates for a Continuous Allocation of CA GGRF for Agricultural Climate Solutions
DepositPhotos image The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) recently advocated for a continuous 15% allocation of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for agricultural climate solutions, which could…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 03-14-25
…regulations, including climate-smart agriculture and electric vehicle mandates affecting California by 2031. A genetic mutation of bird flu was identified in four dairy cow herds in San Bernardino, California, raising…
Ag Economy Barometer Rises in February
…4 points above November’s reading, which was taken just after the fall election. The February index was also the most positive reading of the investment climate provided by farmers since…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 02-27-25
…a group of farmers files a lawsuit against the USDA. The lawsuit addresses the Trump administration’s deletion of decades-worth of climate change data, a crucial source of information for agricultural…
CDFA Office of Farm to Fork Accepting Grant Applications
…of April 14. The program aims to award up to $130 million in competitive grants to develop and expand community food hubs, increasing the purchase of local, climate-smart, and nutritious…
Autonomous Robotics Expands in Agriculture with Farm-NG
…robotic platforms as a foundation for further technological advancements in precision farming. By providing an open, integrable system, Farm-NG aims to enable partnerships that will develop next-generation smart implements and…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Early Corn Production Leader
…Farmers in southern Ohio also had the climate to raise tobacco, a highly sought-after crop believed to have many medicinal qualities. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold….