…a combination of research, technical services and grants. The agency works to improve marketing opportunities for U.S. growers and producers, including those involved in specialty crop production and in the…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…through managed groundwater recharge, which is why ABC has partnered with University of California researchers, conservation nonprofit Sustainable Conservation, Land IQ and others to investigate leveraging California’s one-million acres of…
National Grasslands
…conservation success story. Revegetated to provide for soil and water conservation, these intermingled public and private lands are managed to conserve the natural resources of grass, water and wildlife habitat….
Benefits of SWEEP Program
Growing California video on benefits of SWEEP, fertilizer management With the announcement this week of $16 million in grants from the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), CDFA offers…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…at http://www.grants.gov/ using reference number USDA-FSA-CA-2016-001. For nonprofits and public institutions of higher education that are considering participation, a recording of the online informational session held with stakeholders is posted…
Bison Our National Mammal
…conservation success story, having been brought back from the brink of extinction by a concerted effort of ranchers, conservationists, tribes and politicians to save the species in the early 20th…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
…NRCS conservation programs in California. Those interested in conservation on private lands are welcome to attend. “California has a wide range of natural resource priorities in need of conservation planning,…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…commitment to measure the effectiveness of a wide range of conservation initiatives. “Testing the quality of water as it leaves a field helps farmers and USDA understand which conservation practices…
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…million for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). SWEEP projects will result in on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and water savings. “With more than 100 grants covering thousands…
Paris Climate Agreement Signed
…USDA conservation programs have helped American producers install practices that have reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by over 416 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or approximately 60 million…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…this challenge by funding innovative research and sharing in the cost of both time-tested and cutting edge conservation practices, or we can thank them for feeding the world by regulating…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…be wet, dry, or average is beyond the skill of climate forecasters, so California must be prepared for the possibility that next year will be dry. “Conservation is the surest…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…commercially viable treatment. Photo courtesy of USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…farm to actively engage in the larger organic movement by helping define and shape what organic is.” USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs provided Diggin’ Roots with financial assistance…