An additional $118.8 million in FARMER funding has been accepted and appropriated by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. A joint venture among agricultural industry groups and transportation…
Culver’s Launches Farmer Appreciation Contest
A restaurant chain is honoring farmers. That’s coming up in This Land of Ours. Courtesy of Culver’s Culver’s this week launched “To Farmers With Love,” a farmer appreciation contest. The…
Nearly $119 Million in FARMER Funding Accepted and Appropriated
…or FARMER Program, provides financial support to upgrade agricultural equipment. President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association, Roger Isom said the FARMER program has been immensely successful. “It…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-27-22
…resources and details on the upcoming 8th annual Latino Farmer Conference. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
Beginning Farmers Receiving $5 Million in Grant Support
Beginning farmers and farmworkers are receiving grant support from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Awards of $5 million in grant funding has been announced by CDFA’s Office…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 10-14-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers concerns with the Card Check bill, details on the Latino Farmer Conference 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…
California Dairy Industry Priorities for the Next Farm Bill
…type of farmer, a small farmer, but it is not much of a safety net for the farmers that produce the vast majority of the milk.” While supporting smaller operations…
CREAATE Act to Support Market Development for Ag Exports
…Chuck Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President. Funding support for trade market expansion programs has remained largely stagnated for 15 years, despite the value those programs provide. Over the…
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: ‘No One Can Afford to Wait Any Longer’
…status for the current agricultural workforce. Representatives Mike Simpson and Dan Newhouse were joined by organizations including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Milk Producers Federation, and the International…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…this week. “It’s an exciting opportunity for us to talk about farmers, ranchers, and producers who are on the frontlines of climate change, feeling the impacts on a daily basis,”…
Corteva Announces 2022 Climate Positive Leaders Program
…Leader recipients will receive a lifetime membership to Global Farmer Network, training and in-person participation in a Global Farmer Roundtable. Corteva will accept nominations for the program through November 30,…
U.S. Interior Secretary Sees California Drought Impacts Firsthand
…situation. We had water managers and farmers in that discussion. It was a really good discussion about collaboration,” Ross noted. “We are only going to succeed by working together and…
‘Really Thoughtful Comments’ at Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…listening sessions. “The EQIP program in particular, but conservation programs generally keep coming up because every farmer I talk to nowadays talks about ‘we have to do more with less.’…