Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers farmers’ concern over high fuel prices, Independence Day cookout cost significantly higher than…
Independence Day Cookout Costs Significantly Higher Than Last Year
…(USDA) points out a 10.1 percent increase in overall food prices in May. Grocery prices specifically were up nearly 12 percent from 2021. Largely tracking with inflation in recent months,…
Proposition 12 Challenge Receives Support from Biden Administration
…consumer choice and further inflate food prices,” NPPC Assistant Vice President and General Counsel Michael Formica said in a press release. “Additional supporters filed briefs opposing Proposition 12 and stood…
Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act Moves Forward
…Food Supply Chain Act, Strengthening the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Act. The package addresses a variety of issues ranging from meat packing and cattle marketing to fertilizer and precision…
Ukraine Invasion Costly for Americans
Russia’s war against Ukraine is hitting Americans in the pocketbook and many overseas in the stomach. From soaring food costs to skyrocketing fuel prices, the war in Ukraine is taking…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act One Step Away from Becoming Law
…his support for the legislation and said he looks forward to signing it into law. “Lowering prices for Americans is my top priority, and I applaud the Congress for passing…
Stabenow on Senate Ag Committee Work
…need on one end, but prices rising for consumers at the other end, I think more competition and transparency make sense. The department is moving forward on their own with…
Week in Review: Dairies Help Fill Fertilizer Need & Resistance-Breaking TSWV Spreads
CEO of Western United Dairies, Anja Raudabaugh said that in the last six months there has been an “extraordinary uptick” in the purchase of composted manure. Instances of the resistance-breaking…
Largely Positive Response to USDA’s Food Supply Chain Transformation Plan
…addressing longstanding structural challenges related to production systems, anti-competition and anti-consolidation, farmer incomes, rising food prices, and addressing equity and food access,” Policy Director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition,…
More Than 40 Food and Agriculture Groups Call for Tariff Adjustment
…retaliatory tariffs, you can increase market access for U.S. food and agriculture exports and reduce costs for critical machinery, fertilizer, agricultural chemicals and other food and agriculture inputs,” the letter…
Drivers Across the U.S. Reach 30 Billion Miles on E15 Fuel
…E15 has been a shield against skyrocketing fuel prices, saving drivers almost $0.60 per gallon in some areas. The fuel is available at more than 2,600 gas stations across 31…
Biden Administration Makes Further Investments to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain
…we’re announcing today ultimately will help us give farmers and ranchers a fair shake, strengthen supply chains, and make food prices fairer.” MPILP funds will be used to provide financing…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 05-26-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers California Dairies answering the call for fertilizer needs, comments from Congressman LaMalfa on…
California Dairies Answering the Call for Fertilizer Needs
The continued issues in the fertilizer market are increasing alternative income opportunities for dairy operations. CEO of Western United Dairies, Anja Raudabaugh said that in the last six months there…