The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking for other funding sources for the Operating Loan Program that helps farmers. The $2.65 billion allocated for the program has already run out,…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…Partnership funding is August 19, 2016. Funding through this signup is available to eligible California farmers in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba counties….
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…NACD established the Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Initiative to help conservation districts and their partners provide much needed technical assistance for agricultural conservation where the land is predominately urban or…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…current state of organic agriculture “Organic 3.0.” Leu “This is a concept we put out a year ago and it is resonating around the world,” Leu said. Organic 1.0 dates…
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Establishes National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Support Nominations Now Open for First Annual…
NIFA Announces Funding
NIFA Announces $8.3 Million in Available Funding to Support Innovative Small Businesses The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $8.3 million…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…affordable rental communities in four states. The funding will support 439 rental units in California, Florida, Kansas and Texas. Vilsack “American agriculture is grateful to the individuals working in the…
University of Idaho awarded more than $25 million in scholarships
The University of Idaho has awarded more than $25 million in scholarship support to students for the 2016-17 academic year, as part of its mission to make higher education affordable…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
NIFA Announces $8.4 Million in Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on US Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability…
2016 Caplan Family Business Scholarship
…all sectors of the industry gather for education on critical industry issues and meetings with members of Congress, their staff and top regulatory officials. Scholarship recipients will have an opportunity…
Weigh a Bee
…understanding how California’s native bumblebees respond to changes in the environment and the availability of flowers, and how we can protect these insects that are so vital to both agriculture…
Water Bond Funding Could be Stretched Thin
There are dozens of project proposals that look to secure some of the Prop 1 water bond funding. Those proposals add up to almost 20 times the amount of funding…
Agri View: Direct Marketing
Everett Griner talks about farmers using direct marketing in today’s Agri View. Direct Marketing From: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Markets and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Farmers markets are an integral part…