Nevada Agriculture News & Articles

Uncategorized / November 15, 2023

Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner Down Slightly from Record High in 2022

Gathering around the table for a Thanksgiving dinner won’t take as much of a toll on your pocketbook this year compared to 2022, but the meal still reflects historically high […]

Blog Media News / June 28, 2023

Let’s Discuss

Join Us For The YF&R Discussion Meet Who’s excited for the 2023 Nevada Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Discussion Meet. We are looking for people to compete between […]

Uncategorized / June 27, 2023

Cost of Summer Cookout Down Slightly From 10-Year High

Celebrating the 4th of July with a cookout will cost significantly more than two years ago, although prices have fallen slightly from record highs in 2022. Families will pay $67.73 to […]

Blog Media News / June 6, 2023

4th Of July AFBF Summer Cookout Survey

Grassroots Farm Bureau members are invited to participate June 1-8 in American Farm Bureau’s Summer Cookout Survey of retail food prices commonly used to prepare a cookout meal for 10 […]

Blog Media News / June 1, 2023

New entry requirements for livestock to prevent spread of animal disease

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus has been confirmed in animals in California The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) has issued new health certificate requirements for horses, cattle, swine, sheep and goats […]

Blog Media News / May 22, 2023

Protect humans and pets, vaccinate animals against rabies

NDA confirms first rabies case of 2023 The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed the first rabies case of 2023 in a bat in Clark County. […]

Blog Media News / May 9, 2023

Continuing Education Scholarship Award Application

Click Here For Application The Nevada Heritage Foundation is an organization that supports education of Nevada’s youth in agricultural related fields. This scholarship award is available to students who […]

Media News / May 9, 2023

NRCS Nevada offers assistance for farmers transitioning to organic production

Applications are due June 15 The Natural Resources Conservation Service is announcing a sign-up for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applications are due by June 15 […]

Blog Media News / April 26, 2023

Resources available for farmers and ranchers affected by winter storms and flooding

Contact local FSA office to begin process The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to find resources […]

Blog News / April 19, 2023

Agriculture producers to gather at the Nevada Small Agriculture Conference

Nevada Farm Bureau and Extension team up to provide latest information to producers May 5-6 in Las Vegas Those with smaller agricultural operations in the state, or considering getting into […]