…have access to the tour. Hillman noted that the selected locations aim to be within an hour’s drive for most attendees. Key Stops Include: Bakersfield at the Kern County Farm…
Agriculture’s Role in Addressing Climate Change Discussed at NYC Climate Week
…tool for addressing the cost of farmland and ensuring that it remains available for farming. These easements make farmland more affordable for new farmers and preserve its potential for regenerative…
Working Lands Key in Conservation Efforts
DepositPhotos image A senior USDA official recognizes both the importance of working farm and forest lands in resource conservation, and the need to keep operations economically viable. Rod Bain reports. Sponsored…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 09-25-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show we hear from Patrick Westhoff, Director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University…
Support Network for Financially Stressed Producers
…hosts 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…
IFPA Policy Retreat Charts Course for Advocacy in 2025
…a Policy Retreat to help chart the course for 2025 Advocacy Priorities. The meeting, which took place at the National Harbor, had a shipping theme that set the tone and…
Incentives as Working Lands Conservation Encouragement
Image by Gernot Reipen from Pixabay Providing incentive-based programs and tools to assist growers and landowners with working lands conservation is essential in adaptation efforts, according to an Agriculture Department…
Organic Farming Takes Center Stage at NYC Climate Week
…cooperative of organic farmers and so our practices and our cooperative really abide by organic standards,” he said. “We’re putting a lot of energy into helping our farmers even get…
Western Region CCA Announces CCA of the Year & Award Recipients
…2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s…
Interesting Time in Dairy Industry
Milking cows by automatic industrial milking rotary system in modern diary farm. By mulderphoto/DepositPhotos image It’s an interesting time to be in the dairy industry. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farmers Move Across America
…and building a new farmstead wasn’t. Now, frontier life wasn’t new for those Americans, but it did present new challenges for farm families who faced bringing their food to market…
School Nutrition Topic of Senate Ag Hearing
…between the school cafeteria and local farmers. Adding provisions to allow local sourcing in school food contracting procurement will send a strong signal to the marketplace, giving farmers and agribusinesses…
American Agriculture History Minute: When USDA Extension Service Began
I’m Mark Oppold with today’s American Agriculture History Minute. Vintage wheeled tractor. Retro machine for farming in the countryside. An ancient vehicle for plowing and cultivating the land. A tractor…
Farm Struggles Similar to Those Seen in 1980’s Continue to Impact Growers
By welcomia/DepositPhotos image There’s hope that ongoing farm challenges will begin to ease in the near future. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobson said that it’s been a tough…