…Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie said conservation efforts by farmers will remain voluntary. “You’re not going to adopt soil health practices at the end of a…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 05-22-23
…Wildfire hearing, and the top Farm Bill issues being requested from US cotton growers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Chickweed Management Questions Raised by Resistance Concerns
…management. Another aspect of the study will be evaluating the type of concern chickweed is within production agriculture. “Does chickweed actually pose a problem for the crop itself? In other…
California’s ‘Lowest Cotton Acreage’ in History Expected This Year
Even with the positive water outlook for growers this year, cotton acreage is taking a big hit. President and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, Roger Isom…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 05-17-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers water funding in the May budget, the lowest-ever cotton acreage despite full water…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 05-12-23
…for continued ag funding in May budget revise, organic production transitioning programs and the third Growing Matters episode. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
Alliance Wants to Protect Specialty Crop Program
…United States except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, sugar, and tobacco. “It’s not a big program. It’s $9 million or so, but we do think that’s one of…
California Almond Acreage Sees First Decline in Over Two Decades
…from Land IQ shows a modest increase of 1.7 percent in bearing acreage. Initial estimates for the 2023 production year are 1.366 million acres of bearing almonds. Orchard removals also…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 05-08-23
…chickweed in alfalfa, the Cotton Council’s Farm Bill requests, and the new strawberry variety Eclipse outperforming Portola. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Rice Production Program to Begin Accepting Applications
The signup period is opening for the new Rice Production Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prefilled applications will begin being mailed to rice producers the week of…
Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative Begins Implementation
…the front lines of climate change. At the same time, they are uniquely positioned to deliver climate solutions through climate-smart production that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and sequesters carbon,” Agriculture…
Hemp Report Shows Considerable Drop in Acreage and Value
The latest hemp report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reflects sizable declines in the industry. Last year the value of hemp production fell by 71 percent, according to…
Natural Gas May Get More Expensive in the Future
…only brief periods of high prices.” However, as natural gas production expanded, it became necessary for exports to grow, increasing potential price volatility as the U.S. and EU markets became…
Organic Organizations to Provide $2.4 Million to Support Industry
…connecting climate change mitigation and soil health practices to organic production in 2023. Next year the program will focus on research for addressing challenges for organic production and transitioning to…