The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly $32 million this year through the Joint Chiefs’ Partnership to mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems …
USDA Announces a Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
Infusing Rural Communities with Stronger Businesses and Sounder Agricultural Economies The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced another year of high activity in its farm loan …
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Promotes Ag Development
California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for 2018-2019 has a sizable emphasis on agriculture, with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) set to receive $488 million. Some of …
Natural Disasters Cost the Ag Industry Over $5 Billion in 2017
The House of Representatives recently approved $81 billion to provide relief to areas affected by more than 16 natural disasters that occurred in 2017. However, the H.R. 4667 bill only …
Water Commission Hears Water Project Proposals
The California Water Commission recently heard proposals for 11 different projects at the agency’s December meeting. Proponents of the various projects all made presentations to the commissioners, with time available …
Farm Bureau Established Relief Fund for Puerto Rican Farmers
The Puerto Rico Farm Bureau has established the Puerto Rico Agricultural Relief Fund to help address the agricultural losses inflicted this past September by Hurricane Maria. The hurricane struck Puerto …
Continuing Resolution Means No Cuts to Ag Programs
Lawmakers passed a Continuing Resolution on Thursday to keep the federal government fully-funded through January 19. That averts a potential government shutdown and gives President Trump and Congressional lawmakers time …
Midwest Senators Introduce Farm Safety Net Fix
A bipartisan bill introduced this week seeks to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Level program, which helps farmers when commodity prices fall to damaging levels. Introduced by North …
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
Households impacted by recent wildfires in Northern California could be eligible for help buying food through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and …
Wildfire Recovery Resources Listed on CDFA Web Page
With thousands of Californians suffering devastating losses due to recent wildfires, CDFA is offering a web page with resources for recovery. Included is a program from the California Employment Development Department (EDD) …
Report: Farm Lending Stabilizing
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank reports farm lending has stabilized, but risks remain. The Federal Reserve’s Agricultural Finance Databook shows risks in the sector have remained alongside a persistently …
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is targeting $4 million to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in California recover from the recent wildfires. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently announced the funding allotments for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California was provided with $19.2 million from the nearly $60.6 million …
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
Governor Brown recently signed the Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan bills mapping out where nearly $1.5 billion in cap and trade revenues will be heading. The agriculture industry is set …