…Trump administration to reinstate inspectors, emphasizing the necessity of oversight to protect consumers and safeguard agricultural interests. Without proper inspections, the risk of infested avocados reaching grocery stores and households…
Rollins Lays Out Policies of Small Farms Farmer First Initiative
…and funding options, the initiative aims to reduce bureaucratic barriers and support farmers in maintaining and expanding their operations. farmers-first-small-family-farms-policy-agendaDownload A major component of the initiative is ensuring reliable access…
Land Grabbers are Stealing Small Family Farms
…to take away, and steal, some of the small family farms who have been there for over 100 years. Stephanie Moreda Arend, on next week from Moreda Family Farms, a…
Fifth-Generation Dairy Farmer Sounds Alarm on California Ag Issues
…farms in the Point Reyes and Petaluma region. Farming alongside her parents and brother at Moreda Family Farms, Stephanie represents a dwindling population of small-scale producers fighting to preserve their…
Land Rich, Cash Poor: A Deep Dive Into California’s Farming Crisis
A California farm landscape showing drought-stricken fields and an aging barn under a golden sky. Farming in California has never been easy—but today’s farmers face a crisis of sustainability that…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 05-26-25
…passage of President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill, which includes Farm Bill improvements and cuts to social programs. The bill, dubbed “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” cuts taxes by $3.78 billion…
Farming in California vs the United States
…have government regulations that are making it more costly more difficult to farm. I always say to people you know if we can get people working on our family farms…
American Agriculture History Minute: Rural Electrification Initiative
Cultivating near North Wold Farm David Wright / Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History Minute, focuses on the historical development of rural electrification in America during the…
From Exports to Excess: How Tariffs Are Crushing the Hay Market
…see out there in the future for farming? I think it depends on what irrigation district you’re in, if you’re in one at all. If a guy farms some ground and…
Reisinger Discusses Challenges and Solutions for Farms in Book
In his new book Land Rich, Cash Poor, author and fourth-generation farmer Brian Reisinger sheds light on the harsh realities facing American family farms today. Despite owning land of high…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 05-23-25
…announced a suite of new policies that are in their Small Farms Plan. She went into details of each of the programs and parts of the plan. She then mentioned…
Are Solar Panels Safe on Farmland?
…jobs depend on AG, solar panels on prime farmland should never be approved or developed. Ag secretary Brooke Rollins says quality farmland should be used to farm and not have…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 05-21-25
…discussed the Trump administration’s policy on restricting solar farms on quality farmland, citing concerns about devaluation and environmental impact. The USDA’s new “Farmers First” initiative aims to support small family…
Soil in Organic is a Big Thing
Organic farm planted with various type of organic vegetables and fruits Wee Hong, via Wikimedia Commons Talking with Steven Paul from Homegrown Organic Farms in Kingsburg California and how important…