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Organic Impact on Conventional Pesticides and Injunction Over Disaster Relief
The Agribusiness Update
California researchers found organic agriculture can increase pesticide use on nearby conventionally farmed fields, and the USDA’s Forest Service is issuing more than $232 million to the Secure Rural Schools Program.
Injunction Over Disaster Payments and Injunction Over Disaster Relief
The Agribusiness Update
The Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Mountain States Legal Foundation filed a preliminary injunction over disaster payments, and the USDA’s Forest Service is issuing more than $232 million to the Secure Rural Schools Program.
Promises Continue on Last Year’s Farm Bill
Southeast Regional Ag News
House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson says his committee will “without a doubt” mark up a farm bill before Memorial Day on May 27.
CWU Ag Student Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
A follow up to last week's conversation with Central Washington University professor Mike Rogel, we now get to talk with student Elena Tucker about the school's new Food and Agribusiness minor or certificate program.
H-2A Changes Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
While some argue the fentanyl crisis is a separate problem, the H-2A foreign guestworker program is now helping to fund solutions and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about that.
H-2A Changes Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
While some argue the fentanyl crisis is a separate problem, the H-2A foreign guestworker program is now helping to fund solutions and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about that.
CWU Agribusiness Program Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Just two years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise. We speak with one of the professors involved.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
GCC and GPC Research Funding and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission approved nearly $1.5 million in research funding at their respective March board meetings, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
CWU Agribusiness Program Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Just two years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise. We speak with one of the professors involved.
April 3 Grant Deadline for NRCS Partnership Proposals
California Ag Today
The conservation priorities of focus are numerous but could include carbon sequestration and increased food system resiliency,
H-2A Myths Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.
H-2A Myths Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Whether in Olympia or other urban parts of our state, there seems to be a big misunderstanding or ignorance of what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works.
Farm Labor and H-2A Visas
California Ag Today
Many in the ag industry are concerned about the guestworker visa program. Washington Policy Center’s Ag Director Pam Lewison says many believe H-2A workers take jobs that would otherwise be filled by locals, but that’s now how H-2A works.
House Ag Committee Offers Farm Labor Solution
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Agriculture Labor Working Group released its final report on how to improve the H-2A guest worker program.
USDA Directs Money to Wildfire Mitigation in High Risk Areas
Line on Agriculture
USDA seeks to protect communities and infrastructure from catastrophic wildfires.
Sign Up for USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program
California Ag Today
This one’s for our Golden State dairy farmers; if you’re looking to protect your financial margin between milk prices and feed costs, you should check out the USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
Peanut Growers to Decide Checkoff and 2023 Potato Harvest Data
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA will conduct a referendum April 8-19 for eligible U.S. producers of peanuts to decide whether to continue their checkoff program, and a new report from the Ag Departments of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada reveals the 2023 North American Potato harvest data.