Category Archives: Agriculture News
USDA Issuing Pandemic Assistance Payments
USDA is providing more than $223 million in Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program payments. These payments will help producers who suffered a decrease in allowable gross revenue due to COVID-19 for the ...
Dec 14, 2023
Changing Climate Means More Pests for Tree Nut Crops
Department of Agriculture research shows climate change may increase the insect population that poses a threat to the specialty crops industry. Led by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture an...
Dec 12, 2023
Lawmakers Call For Farm Bill Reforms
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative Chip Roy of Texas are calling on Senate and House leadership to address several important topics in writing a new farm bill.They're asking leaders to ...
Dec 11, 2023
USDA Changes Loss Requirements for Livestock Programs
The Department of Agriculture has waived certain notice of loss requirements in 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish and the Livestock Indemnity Program. In...
Nov 30, 2023
Most States Saw Growth in Net Farm Income During 2022
The U.S. saw growth of almost 31% in net farm income from 2021 through 2022. NFI is a broad measure of farm sector profitability. Researchers with USDA's Economic Research Service used data from the F...
Nov 27, 2023
Rep. Valadao Introduces Crop Reporting Act
WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialt...
Nov 14, 2023
Genetically Modified Seed Prices Rising Faster Than Non-GM
Prices paid for crop seed increased significantly faster than the prices farmers received for crop commodities between 1990 and 2020. During that period, the average prices farmers paid for all seed r...
Nov 13, 2023
Court Ruling on Glyphosate Product Labeling
It appears that a new court ruling means warning labels will not be required on glyphosate products.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court affirmed a district court permanent injunction that prohibits C...
Nov 09, 2023
Foreign Investment in U.S. Ag Land
USDA's latest research, based on 2021 data, shows more than 40 million acres of American agricultural land are owned by foreign investors and companies. This corresponds to 3.1% of all privately-held ...
Nov 06, 2023
New Pest Attacking Valley Tree Nut Crops
That new pest is called the Carpophilus Beetle.According the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, this beetle is infesting almonds and pistachios in the San Joaquin valley.The C...
Nov 03, 2023
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