…years. Duvall “AFBF is disappointed that the Biden administration has decided to reverse commonsense reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-22-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers farm groups opposing NEPA changes, John Deere partnering with GUSS, learning the basics…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
…opportunity,” Vilsack said. “Our watershed programs help communities rebuild after natural disasters and prepare for future events. This includes communities that we’ve historically underserved. The President believes we will grow…
VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
…Secretary Karen Ross to train community college students is a perfect example of the way to pass along knowledge about on-farm skills and technology. “I can teach theory all day…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
…National Milk Producers Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. The groups assert that changes to gene editing regulations are needed to better…
CDFA Receives $4 Million to Support Specialty Crop Research
…Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt said in a press release. “This year’s funded projects will address of a range of those challenges, from energy and…
Birds Lost to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Tops 27 Million
…and are being encouraged to bolster safety protocols. Zippy Duvall “The HPAI outbreak is an urgent reminder to all poultry farmers to ensure their biosecurity measures are in place,” American…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 04-18-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the challenges and opportunities facing California Almonds, US farmers not alone in opposing…
Soy Products are Plentiful
…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 Agriculture…
Concerns Over Prospect of EU Standards Placed on Ag Imports
…welfare standards in the world, but that’s really dictated by voluntary and commercial practices at the farm level, as well as third party and regulatory standards at the slaughter plant…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-15-22
…dollar stretch further, and details on the Food and Ag Center for Science Education launched by Farm Bureau. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
How Your Dog Can Be Farm Dog of the Year
…Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. Meet the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZv6ZsOZEmg Meet Fit, Farm Bureau’s 2022 Farm Dog of the Year. Florida Farm Bureau…
Equity Action Plan to Improve Access to USDA Services
…Below is a summary: 1. Partner with trusted technical assistance providers 2. Reduce barriers to USDA programs and improve support to underserved farmers, ranchers, landowners, and farmworkers 3. Expand equitable access to USDA…
New Workplan to Address Pesticide Approval Process
…decisions. As a result, EPA is facing more than 20 lawsuits. A decline in staffing in the Office of Pesticide Programs and increasingly litigious environmental groups have further complicated the…