Sara Wyant

USDA approves request for new seed technology from InnerPlant

07/19/23 7:14 AM By Sara Wyant

USDA advanced regulatory approval for a Davis-based company creating a new seed technology that will allow growers to identify plant stress within 48 hours of onset and help pinpoint remedies with potentially fewer pesticides.

National 4-H Council names new chief executive

07/11/23 12:00 PM By Sara Wyant

The decision to hire a new president and CEO for the National 4-H Council comes after an 18-month, externally led executive succession process.

Fourth of July cookout cost moderates after last year’s big jump

06/28/23 6:10 AM By Sara Wyant

A nationwide survey of grocery store prices shows a slight dip in the cost of an Independence Day celebration according to a report released Tuesday from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

USDA commits $500 million for wildlife conservation on working lands

06/27/23 4:41 PM By Sara Wyant

USDA will dedicate at least $500 million over the next five years to wildlife conservation by jointly leveraging both NRCS and FSA conservation programs and public/private partnerships through its Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) effort.

Daybreak June 21: Stabenow, Ernst introduce foreign land ownership bill

06/21/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Sara Wyant

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are proposing a bill requiring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review foreign entities’ land purchases or leases exceeding $4 million or 320 acres of land over the past three years and adding the Agriculture Secretary as a member of the panel.

Bayer Crop Science expanding efforts to shape regenerative agriculture

06/20/23 9:43 AM By Sara Wyant

Bayer Crop Science plans to expand into adjacent markets dealing with crop fertility, biologicals, biofuels, carbon farming, and precision application services – more than doubling the division’s potential in a market that currently stands at more than $109 billion for its current core portfolio

GusNIP impact on fruit, vegetable consumption continues to grow

06/07/23 8:10 AM By Sara Wyant

A recently released evaluation of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) indicates the program’s positive impact continues to grow.

A tarped strawberry field near Castroville, CA

USDA plans frozen strawberry purchases

06/07/23 8:04 AM By Sara Wyant

The USDA plans to encourage more consumption by purchasing frozen strawberry products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs under the agency’s Section 32 authority.

New alliance aims to build support for carbon capture, rural economic opportunities

06/01/23 8:38 PM By Sara Wyant

Three long-time ethanol industry champions are joining forces to roll out the new American Carbon Alliance and educate others about the positive aspects of carbon capture technology.

California surpasses billion dollar disaster mark. How much higher?

05/17/23 8:10 AM By Sara Wyant

The current $3.5 billion direct cost of the California atmospheric river impacts will almost certainly increase, as the agricultural costs are more fully captured, according to a NOAA climatologist.

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11.08.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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