…November. Meanwhile, U.S. retail gasoline demand saw an increase of 0.7 percent for the week ending February 18. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
USDA Income Projection Indicators
…average, we are forecasting average net cash farm income for farm businesses to decrease twenty-seven percent following the sector forecast for lower cash income to about seventy-two-thousand dollars in 2024….
Ag Groups Respond to Dicamba Decision
Agriculture groups around the nation responded to the EPA’s decision to allow farmers to use existing stocks of dicamba for the upcoming planting season. The American Farm Bureau Federation sent…
Producers Still Waiting for Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment
…letter. “However, concerns related to delayed payments and their impact on farm cash flow are escalating among many of our dairy farmer members.” In contrast, enrollment for many other risk…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 02-19-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes reports from the World Ag Expo, the National Farm Machinery Show, and the…
Week in Review: Generational Opportunity for Conservation & California Grape Crush Improves
…Growing” scholarship winners, sponsored by E.M. Tharp. Robert Sahatjian and his family are a testament to the enduring operation of family farming in the San Joaquin Valley. The U.S. Environmental…
White Water Fire: A New Weed Concern for Rice Growers
…confirmed the new weed as being white water fire. Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-Deforest said it could be the first discovery of the weed in the United States. “We don’t,…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
…said, you know, we may lose farms,” Vilsack said. “And when those farms are lost, we lose the farm families. And when those farm families are lost, we lose young…
Almond Update: Nutrient Summit Presentations Now Available
The recent Nutrient Summit hosted by the Almond Board of California offered valuable insights into optimizing almond tree health and yield. During the summit, Orchard Crops Farm Advisor Phoebe Gordon…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…beginning farmers and young producers. New and beginning farmers are defined as those operating ten or fewer years on any farm and young producers are those under the age of…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…10 percent decline from 2017. The average size of farms increased by 10 percent to 383 acres, covering 24.2 million acres of farmland, a 1 percent decrease. The market value…
Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721
…emergencies,” she said. “The Act actually was established through the 2008 Farm Bill that established the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program and the National Clean Plant…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…long-term goal is to work as an Ag Teacher. Agriculture is in Ward’s roots. As the 7th generation of a California farming family, Ward knew from a young age she wanted…
World Ag Expo® Kicks Off in Tulare, CA
…available throughout the grounds. The WW Livestock Demonstration Pavilion on the east side of Farm Credit Dairy Center will feature reining, livestock handling, cattle pregnancy ultrasounds, and a live cattle auction….