…to critical herbicide supplies. With farming costs increasing and crop values declining, additional tariffs on critical inputs would exacerbate growers’ financial strain. In a letter sent to the U.S. International…
Week in Review: Avoiding Citrus Thrip Damage & Delays to Clean Truck Check
…an additional six months. Specialty crops are once again getting a special focus in Congress with the bipartisan 2024 Congressional Specialty Crops Caucus. California prune growers will soon have new…
Vilsack on Budget Priorities
…crop up from time to time. The most recent example [is] fertilizer. We’re now in the process of funding at least forty-two projects that are helping to tamp down the…
EPA Announces Herbicide Strategy Revisions
…growers by expanding the range of mitigation measures, especially for specialty crops. This includes introducing practices such as erosion barriers and soil carbon amendments. The agency is also considering reducing…
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower
…he said. 2022 marks the lowest U.S. agricultural greenhouse gas emissions since 2012. The EPA categorizes agricultural emissions by crop cultivation, livestock and fuel combustion that occurs in the industry….
Citrus Industry Hoping to Avoid Another Bad Thrip Damage Year
…too late and the thrips had already been damaging the crop. This year, growers appear to be gearing up in case it is another bad season. “Going into this spring,…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 04-16-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes information on the 2024 Congressional Specialty Crops Caucus and the importance of diversifying…
2024 Congressional Specialty Crop Caucus Formed
Specialty crops are once again getting a special focus in congress with the bipartisan 2024 Congressional Specialty Crops Caucus. Co-chairs include Republicans David Valadao of California and David Rouzer of…
USDA Accepting Applications for 2025 Export Programs
…Opportunity for the Market Access Program (MAP), Foreign Market Development Program (FMD), Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC), Quality Samples Program (QSP), and Emerging Markets Program (EMP). These programs…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…impact the crop’s overall health? A: Protecting your crop with a fungicide is going to help protect the crop from disease and mitigate the growth and potential spread of that…
AgNet Weekly: Rep. Austin Scott on Legislative Issues
…in agriculture news focused on political issues. While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly…
FARMER Act Introduced to Help Agriculture and Beyond
…supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, Crop Insurance Professionals Association, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau, Midwest Council on Agriculture, National Association of…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…a new ranch just coming up with that tentative program to make sure that their fungicide program is going to cover any diseases or pathogens to reduce crop loss and…
AgNet Weekly: Jacqueline Heard, CEO of Enko Inc.
…focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly also traverses the legislative issues of the livestock industry and other matters…