DepositPhotos image Urban agriculture is playing a growing role in connecting city residents with the world of farming, according to Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at…
USMEF Chair Highlights Export Growth and Value for U.S. Farmers
…their importance to American agriculture. Speaking about his family’s operation, Hanson described a diverse farm producing corn, wheat, soybeans, and pinto beans, alongside a cow-calf enterprise that exemplifies sustainability and…
Farm Groups Respond to Brooke Rollins’ Nomination as Agriculture Secretary
…five-year farm bill on the horizon. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall commented on the nomination of Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture. “We congratulate Brooke Rollins on…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ethnicity in Early Agriculture
…for plowing, for example, and furthermore showed a long -term tendency to keep the farm in the family and avoid having their children moved to nearby towns, even back then….
Almond Update: Elizabeth Watkins on Bridging Farming, Food, and Education
…chef, and former Chopped Junior champion, Watkins uses her diverse background to connect consumers with farming in creative and impactful ways. Growing up on her family’s farm, which produces almonds,…
Sabrina Halvorson Honored as 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year
Sabrina Halvorson NAFB Farm Broadcaster of the Year Sabrina Halvorson, a distinguished voice in agricultural journalism, has been named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association…
California Congressman Joins Hurricane Damage Tour in Southeast
…The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the…
American Agriculture History Minute: Draft Horses Imported for Farm Work
…an American Agriculture History Minute. Horses and oxen provided a lot of the power on American farms until the mid -1800s. Oxen were too slow to pull some of the…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 11-19-24
…AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World…
Ballots Now Accepted in FSA County Committee Elections
DepositPhotos image The voting process for Farm Service Agency County Committee elections is underway with ballot submitted at local FSA offices or postmarked by December 2nd. Rod Bain has details….
Farm Service Agency Stresses Support for Farmers Amid Disasters
DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is working to assist farmers facing natural disasters, particularly in the Southeast and California. In an interview with AgNet…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 11-15-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. We continue reporting from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters annual convention in Kansas City, MO. Today we start off…
CDC Urges Increased Testing for H5N1 in Dairy Farm Workers
DepositPhotos image The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling for expanded testing of dairy farm employees after a recent study showed possible H5N1 bird flu infections among…
American Agriculture History Minute: Trade, Barter, Pay Taxes
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. As settlers moved west across the Mississippi River, great expansion continued. Early farmers planted crops that supplied their families…