Category Archives: Agriculture News
Food Prices Drop Slightly
The Food Price Index averaged 129.8 points in February 2023, down 0.6% from January and continuing the downward trend for the eleventh-consecutive month. As of February, the index has dropped 30 point...
Cumulus Media Mar 27, 2023
Coalition Wants More Help For Businesses in Farm Bill 
An agriculture-focused coalition is asking the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for dedicated funding for business technical assistance and farm viability in the upcoming Farm Bill. American Fa...
Cumulus Media Mar 23, 2023
Agriculture Fuels The Economy
As part of the National Ag Day Celebration this week, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture released its annual Feeding the Economy Report. The data shows food and agriculture i...
Cumulus Media Mar 22, 2023
Court Decision Allows WOTUS Rule To Stand
The Biden administration’s version of the Waters of the U.S. rule went into effect this week. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association expressed displeasure in a District Court decision t...
Cumulus Media Mar 21, 2023
Dam Release To Help Ease Flood Flow
The Fresno Irrigation District is announcing that the Kings River Water Association and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily reduced a major flood release already under way from Pine Flat Dam. Thi...
Cumulus Media Mar 10, 2023
Egg Prices Projected to Drop
The price of eggs is projected to fall by as much as 30% after reaching record-high levels over several months. The USDA says those prices should fall back to typical levels this year, provided the U....
Cumulus Media Feb 27, 2023
The Fertilizer Institute released new data highlighting industry improvements in sustainability performance in key priority areas, including workforce safety, energy, the environment, and innovation. ...
Cumulus Media Feb 21, 2023
More time To Respond To Census Of Agriculture
Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although the deadline for submitting the ag census j...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2023
Farm Bill Listening Session At World Ag Expo
The Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn “GT” Thompson, according to the International Agri-Center, will kick off the 2023 Farm Bill listening session tour at the World Ag...
Cumulus Media Feb 06, 2023
Protecting U.S. Ag from Foreign Adversaries
The bipartisan Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act was introduced in both congressional chambers. It will protect U.S. national security by preventing foreign adversaries from tak...
Cumulus Media Feb 03, 2023
Poll
Daily Buzz Question 2.23.26
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