…Additionally, the CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation has rebranded to the Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability, reflecting its evolution in sustainable farming over 30 years. CDFA Discusses…
California Launches SprayDays Notification System for Pesticide Applications
…soil fumigants and other pesticides used in farming. The system offers 48-hour advance notifications for soil fumigants and 24-hour notices for other restricted pesticides. Users can visit cdpr.ca.gov/SprayDays to check…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 03-24-25
…including blizzards and hail in the Midwest and warm temperatures in California. Nick Hagany interviewed Mando Perez, President of the California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA), about citrus farming…
USDA Expediting Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
…Form CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for an individual or legal entity. Form CCC 943, 75 percent of Average Gross Income from Farming, Ranching, or Forestry Certification (if applicable). AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-18-25
…affected by severe storms in the Midwest and Northeast. Upcoming interviews include a discussion on citrus farming with Mondo Perez and a Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Florida….
AgNet News Hour Monday, 03-17-25
…vaccinations on organic dairy and poultry and the importance of transparency in food production. The segment concluded with a call for reducing regulations to allow common sense in farming practices….
Farm Groups Call for Science-Based Decisions on Key Ag Products
DepositPhotos image More than 300 agricultural, food, and environmental organizations have urged federal leaders to rely on sound science when evaluating products essential to farming and food production. The coalition…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 03-12-25
…20-21, featuring experts and innovations in farming. A federal court awarded over $10 million to three Missouri farmers for damages caused by the US Army Corps of Engineers’ flood management…
Introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act
…the diverse domestic specialty crop industry by creating a new federal investment tax credit to accelerate the deployment of innovative farming technologies for specialty crop growers, according to the Association….
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-11-25
…on farmers. Water allocation is at 35%, with concerns about land sinking and alkalinization affecting farming in California. Lorrie has an interview with the National Milk Producers Federation, who reported…
Agricultural Sector Responds to Tariff Implementation
…tariffs only add to the strain on American agriculture.” Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO of the American Fertilizer Institute, highlighted the crucial role of Canadian potash in U.S. farming. “Eighty-five…
Montana Farmers Union President Warns New Tariffs Will Hurt Agriculture
…farming, we had several packing plants, flour mills, bakeries, and home-delivered milk in most of our major communities. Now almost all of these are gone. We had family-owned grocery stores…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of Factory-Made Agricultural Equipment
…encouraged more commercial farming. These developments included: 1841, a practical grain drill patent 1842, the first grain elevator was used in Buffalo, New York 1844, a practical mowing machine was…
Voices of the Valley: Agritourism – From Goat Yoga to Pumpkin Patches
…that knowledge gap. “People trust farmers, but they don’t trust farming,” Bailey says, as she talks about her goal of giving people a “lightbulb moment” when they visit Owyhee. This…