…the distribution of public funds in crop insurance, commodity programs, and disaster assistance from 2017 to 2022. Totaling over $142 billion, these funds primarily benefit the Midwest and Great Plains…
‘Product of USA’ Labeling Rule Finalized by USDA
…every step involved, from birth to processing, was done here in America.” The regulation closes a loophole that some meatpacking corporations were using to import meat and repackaging in the…
Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas
…(.pdf) between two three-year periods, 1999–2001 and 2017–2019. They found the gap between rural and urban natural-cause mortality rates widened between the two time periods. Natural-cause mortality rates decreased across…
USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions Would Increase Taxes for Farm Estates
An expiring estate tax could be very costly for farm estates. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act significantly changed federal individual…
Final Rule Makes Adjustments to Packers and Stockyards Act
…National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition applauded the rule for protecting producers’ rights, others like the North American Meat Institute criticized it, arguing that it grants excessive federal authority and could impede…
Cell-Cultured Meat Labeling Questions
As advances in cell cultured meat continue, the questions around labeling the final product are growing. At last week’s USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum session on cell cultured meat, an audience…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
…Administration has undertaken historic efforts to grow independent meat and poultry processing capacity in nearly every state, to bolster local and regional food systems so that farmers can sell directly…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…1.9 million farms and ranches, down seven percent from 2017, with an average size of 463 acres, up five percent. The leading ag-producing county in the nation is Fresno County,…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…of agricultural products sold totaled $59.0 billion, up $13.8 billion from 2017. Total farm production expenses totaled $49.3 billion, up $11.5 billion from 2017. At 16,699 farms, California is the…
New NCBA President Says Death Tax, Farm Bill Important for 2024
…bill.” Also important, he said, is a vaccine bank for animal agriculture, protecting checkoffs and educating the public about cell-cultured meat. Eisele sees the year ahead as an opportunity to…
Wage Declines from AB 1066 an ‘Ironclad Rule of Economics’
…law took effect in January 2017 phasing in new overtime requirements for farm workers over the next several years. The changes to labor regulations indicate “a very clear effect that…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 01-19-24
…Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein has launched at UC Davis. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Discovery Opens Additional Research Opportunities
…preprint. The study found that infected psyllids in Brazil, where HLB is present, were less responsive to acetic acid traps compared to uninfected insects. Male psyllids, relying on their sense…
Shannon Douglass Elected as New President of California Farm Bureau
…Reno, Douglass succeeds Jamie Johansson, who served as president for three terms starting in 2017. Douglass, a graduate with a master’s degree in agricultural policy from California State University, Chico,…