…tool to determine the appropriate level of coverage for their operation. “Dairy producers are the backbone of many agricultural communities across rural America,” Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux…
MSOB: Biologicals Have an Opportunity in Between Organic and Traditional
…Biologicals is made possible by Marrone Bio Innovations, leading the movement to environmentally sustainable farming practices through the discovery, development and sale of innovative biological products for crop protection, crop…
USDA Providing Relief to Qualified Borrowers Struggling to Make Payments
…farmers farming and provides a fresh start for producers in challenging positions.” According to information provided by the USDA, distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly…
‘Bad Precedent’ in Allowing Bumblebee Species to be Considered Fish
…for the future. “What are the areas that are going to be identified where these four species exist? Are we going to be able to be farming by those? Is…
USDA Seeks Comment on Program
…landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA’s farm lending programs. Section 22007 provides a transformative opportunity for USDA to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners impacted by discrimination in USDA farm…
Week in Review: Possible Resistance in Chickweed & Carbon Monitoring Investments
…of specialty crops enrolled in federal risk management programs has nearly doubled in the last ten years. All of the top agricultural news can be found weekly in your inbox…
Beginning Farmers Receiving $5 Million in Grant Support
…of Farm Equity. The support is being provided through the 2022 Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development Grant Program (BFFTP). Additionally, another $5 million is set to be…
Oral Arguments in Prop 12 Case Underway in Supreme Court
…put small hog farmers out of business by requiring costly renovations and forces them to adopt practices that farmers and their veterinarians may find harmful to their animals.” About the…
Almond Update: One-Stop Shop for Incentive Program Information at TAC
…be best for their operation. “Lots of these programs, whether its groundwater recharge, pest management, habitat programs, irrigation and efficiency programs, all of those will be covered in sessions and…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 10-12-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Happy National Farmer’s Day. Today’s show covers the importance of the Farm Bill’s title 12, the…
Farm and Food Workers Relief Program to be Administered by 15 Organizations
…safety costs for farmworkers, meatpacking workers, and grocery store workers. A total of $670 million is being distributed through the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program (FFWR). Fifteen organizations…
MSOB: Development of Biologicals Increasing, But Adoption Could Improve
…in years past farmers have experimented with when times were good. They had a little extra dough in their wallet, and they had the ability to experiment. The government could…
Report on Specialty Crops in USDA Programs
…two programs, the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Report on Specialty Crops in USDA Programs Sabrina…
Week in Review: Newsom Signs Card Check Legislation & Farm Bill Needs for California Dairy
Despite opposition from agriculture and business groups, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the card check legislation AB 2183. Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs for the California Milk Producers Council,…