…American Farmland Trust, Paul Lum will also be providing information about regional incentive opportunities they offer related to water use and water supply reliability. Programs Coordinator for the East Stanislaus…
Experts Expect Inflation to Continue
Inflation continues to rise as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports year-over-year inflation in March was 8.5 percent. American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan says we’re seeing the…
‘More Significant Land Fallowing’ Expected This Year with Ongoing Drought
…manifest itself.” According to a report compiled by researchers at UC Merced and the Public Policy Institute of California, drought conditions resulted in nearly 400,000 acres of irrigated farmland being…
Ag Youth Leadership Programs Help Guide Student Career Choices
Youth leadership programs, such as FFA or 4-H, allow students to explore their opportunities and develop their personal and professional skills. Kirsten Franks is a high school senior and president…
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is strengthening efforts to address nutrient pollution in water supplies. A new policy memorandum solidifies EPA’s commitment to working with partner groups to further…
Agronomic Minute: Staying Ahead of Mite Populations in Vineyards
…use the right miticide at the right time and UPL offers miticides with the flexibility to fit many grower programs. We have VIGILANT and ACRAMITE which are IRAC 20D and…
Pending Burning Restrictions Having an Impact on Vineyard Removals
…cross arms,” Lehman noted. “When it becomes uneconomical to farm then it becomes unviable. So, then what do you do at that point? You just don’t farm anymore on that…
Week in Review: Drought Conditions Back to 2015 Levels & Cotton Acreage and Prices Up
…a memorandum of understanding. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Robert Bonnie spoke with AgNet Media to make the announcement to our listeners. The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act…
Young Farmers and Ranchers Look for New Opportunities to Expand
…on leadership within the Farm Bureau. Young Farmers and Ranchers is open to any Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18 and 35. This committee not only focuses on…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-07-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show highlights optimism for relief coming for farm labor contractors, legislative efforts to hold China…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-06-22
…CDFA programs such as AMMP, and the NASS Pacific Region weekly Crop Progress and Weather Conditions reports are back. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
VofV: Working at the Digital Farm of the Future
…farm. It’s not about making humans irrelevant to the field, he says, but instead, it’s about creating new job categories in the labor market. “It’s not that people are replaced,”…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act Continues Getting Closer to President’s Desk
…the unanimous vote in the Senate to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Farmers have lost out on up to $4 billion in agricultural exports because of lack of access…
Community College Provides Students with Professional Training
…to get students to work,” Costa said. “So, certificate programs that are designed to get students employment once they complete, typically, they are two-semester programs.” These programs include an Agriculture…