…and agritourism. LFPP funding goes to projects that develop, improve, and expand local and regional food business intermediary supply chain activities, including processing, distribution, aggregation, and storage of locally- or…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…“We’re doing everything we can to move this project along.” During a media briefing at the project site last week, Bair said funding for the project is coming from state…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Grants
…grant processes to get the money out as quickly as possible.” Colusa County is among the 21 counties across California receiving funding and plans to use the funding to advance…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
Research will measure health and ecological impacts of water conservation practices Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…quality and related challenges in an agricultural context. Funding for this program will be used to develop management practices, technologies, and tools for farmers, ranchers, forest owners and managers, public…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…and recent funding is starting the process to look for new tools to help control it. Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director Jeff Dahlberg says he will be working…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…agricultural waste for growers, and a little boost to a producer’s income. When growers remove an orchard, for example, these facilities would pay the producer for the organic matter. Funding…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…and produce safety rules under FSMA and fully funding states to do this important public health work is critical. For More Information: Funding Opportunity Announcement FDA Food Safety Modernization Act…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to help maintain and expand waste-to-energy infrastructure. During meetings with legislators, Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brenna Sullivan said Farm Bureau opposes…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…to $260 million for partner proposals to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. The funding is being made available…
USDA’s Final CSP Rule Published
…conservation systems and establish new conservation initiatives to address natural resource concerns. The program is voluntary and works on an incentive-based structure that provides increased funding for higher performing operations….
$14.5 Million in Available Funding for Plant-Biotic Research
…due June 6, 2016 for those projects seeking NIFA funding and April 21, 2017 for NSF funding. Please see the request for applications for more information. Since 2009, NIFA has…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…to $2 million of this fiscal year’s CIG funding has been set aside for projects targeted to historically underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and those…
Five Lessons for California from Australia’s Drought
…Commission and the Metropolitan Water District, chipped in funding for the research. Drought-affected fields in the Victorian countryside, 2006 The report chronicles four areas: Perth; Sydney; Brisbane and Southeast Queensland;…