Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and accurate reporting. For more than 10 years, she has specialized 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 also traverses the legislative issues of the livestock industry and other matters related to California and Southeast agriculture.
Episodes
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
July 20, 2024: Author David Lipsky on Climate and the Science of Denial
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Named a Best Book of the Year in The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Tribune, and EcoLit Books and a Must-Read Summer Book by USA Today, the book the Parrot and the Igloo, Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky takes a deep look into the history of climate change and public views on the topic. Lipsky is a New York Times bestselling author and contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. When his publicist emailed and asked about being on our show to talk about the book, we were happy to agree. David Lipsky tells us about his research and his new book on this edition of the AgNet Weekly.
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
June 15, 2024: IFPA Washington Conference, Ag Labor, Packaging
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
The International Fresh Produce Association recently held its Washington Conference, a chance for members and allies to learn more about policy issues and to talk with their elected officials about the issues that are important to the industry. To get an update, we’re talking with Rebeckah Adcock, Vice President of Government Relations for the International Fresh Produce Association.
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
June 8, 2024: Jacqui Fatka of CoBank on Trade Issues
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Jacqui Fatka, Industry Analyst for Farm Supplies and Biofuels at CoBank, joins us to talk about trade and the decline in some U.S. ag exports.
Saturday May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024: Anti Animal Ag Measure in Sonoma County
Saturday May 18, 2024
Saturday May 18, 2024
A proposed northern California anti-agriculture measure could have an effect nationwide. The measure in Sonoma County would eliminate animal agriculture in that county. This week, we’re joined by Executive Director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Dayna Ghirardelli, to tell us more about the push to drive animal ag out.
Saturday May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024: Representative Mann on Canceled NASS Reports
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
A group of lawmakers is putting some weight on the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service in response to NASS cutting off some important reports. U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), who is also Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, is among lawmakers leading the charge to get a turn around from NASS. He joins host Sabrina Halvorson on this week's AgNet Weekly.
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
April 27, 2024: AFBF's Courtney Briggs on EPA PFAS Rule
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its final rule to designate the two most common PFAS chemicals as hazardous materials under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or CERCLA, and while these chemicals are not used on farms, this rule could have a big financial effect on many farms around the nation. To get more understanding and information, we’re talking with Courtney Briggs, Senior Director, Government Affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
April 13, 2024: Representative Austin Scott on Farm Bill, Trade, Labor, and more
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
This week we visit with Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA) who tells us why he thinks there should be separate farm and nutrition bills. He also discusses farm labor and trade with host Sabrina Halvorson.
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
April 6, 2024: Jacqueline Heard, Founder and CEO, Enko
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
In this week's episode, we talk with Jacqueline Heard, the founder and CEO of Enko Inc. about starting an ag tech company in the current business environment, the successes she's had, and the importance of building up the future of ag.
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
March 30, 2024: Policy for Prescribed Fires
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
This week we’re talking about prescribed fires, the protection they can bring, and the policies needed to improve implementation. Joining us on the phone is Fire Advisor and the Director of University of California’s Ag and Natural Resources Fire Network - Lenya Quinn-Davidson.
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
March 23, 2024: Policy Expert Fran Miller
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Joining us this week is Fran Miller, senior staff attorney and professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School. We’re talking about policy recommendations to address issues facing U.S. agriculture, especially smaller or underserved farmers.