…13. Provides one year of full funding for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which provides funding for vital services in communities containing federal lands. Provides certainty to…
Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities
…expressed satisfaction with funding in the farm bill for the National Animal Laboratory Health Network; for “specialty crop” programs that focus on research, marketing and pest-and-disease prevention for fruit, vegetable,…
Final State Water Action Plan Released
…solid fiscal foundation for implementing near-term actions for the plan, recommending $618.7 million in funding for water efficiency projects, wetland and watershed restoration, groundwater programs, conservation, flood control, and integrated…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…research priorities, we leverage funding and technical expertise to deliver science-based solutions to our diverse produce industries.” CPS has compiled an impressive four-year body of work, awarding nearly $13.6 million…
Omnibus Appropriations Bill To Fund Ag Areas
…keep the government open for the rest of this fiscal year contains key funding for USDA programs. The trillion dollar-plus bill that helps prevent another government shutdown until at least…
Breaking News: Governor Makes Official Drought Declaration
…accelerate funding for water supply enhancement projects that can break ground this year and will explore if any existing unspent funds can be repurposed to enable near-term water conservation projects….
Possible Delay for Federal Water Projects Bill
…modernization and speed up funding may take a bit longer – but some funding may increase before then. Waterways Council Senior Vice President Debra Colbert says negotiations on the Water…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…priorities, we leverage funding and technical expertise to deliver science-based solutions to our diverse produce industries.” CPS has compiled an impressive four-year body of work, awarding nearly $13.6 million and…
EPA Awards more than $460,000 for environmental Projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border
…the Border 2020 Program and are part of the overall environmental funding available for the California/Baja California and Arizona/Sonora regions. The funds will be matched by an additional $354,746 in…
CATA Comments on Governor Brown’s Budget Proposal Eliminating Agricultural Education Incentive Grant
In his 2014-15 State Budget released last week, Governor Brown proposed the complete elimination of funding for the Agricultural Education Incentive Grant, which supports high quality Agricultural Education standards in…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…Pacific Northwest Tribes that have been selected to receive 2013 DERA funding. More information about these DERA grants can be found at: http://www.westcoastcollaborative.org/. For more information about the National Clean…
More on USDA Emergency Response Framework
…it has changed the Florida citrus industry. But Vilsack says programs like this all depend on the passage of the farm bill, because without the farm bill there’s no funding….
Funding for Value-Added Producer Grants
There’s new funding availability for Value-Added Producer Grants. Julie McPeake has the story. Click to open or download audio report….
California Conservation Investment by NRCS, Farmers and Ranchers Surpasses $200 Million in Federal Fiscal Year 2013
…is to help farmers and ranchers achieve and balance both production and conservation goals. By combining Farm Bill funding opportunities with sound conservation planning and technical expertise, we can help…