…We thank the scientists, conservationists, farmers and ranchers dedicated to the work that feeds the nation and helps to keep us safe. Their work touches the lives of all Americans…
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 1
Cathy Isom begins a three-part series about the big boost by the USDA that’s helping children eat healthier meals away from home. Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 1…
Team Nutrition Grants Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack describes the funds being awarded under the Team Nutrition grants program. Team Nutrition Grants Program…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…be awarding over $30 million in grants to help schools prepare healthy meals for their children. Twenty-five million dollars in grants will help schools purchase needed equipment to make preparing…
Past Practices Responsibility of Present Farmers
…fueling the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and what concerns government agencies. Unfortunately those levels are due to old farming habits. San Joaquin County Resource Conservation Coalition Program Manager Mike Wackman…
USDA Designates Imperial County in California as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Arizona
…a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity. Additional programs available to assist farmers and ranchers include the Emergency Conservation…
What ‘Potential to Discharge’ Means to You
…forms to growers in parts of the state to survey what land owners are practicing in the field. San Joaquin County Resource Conservation Coalition Program Manager Mike Wackman says one…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…the newly available Encirca℠ Yield Standservice. Advancements for Corn and Soybean Product Lines Focused investments in research and development continue to drive innovation in the Pioneer seed product pipeline with…
Mailers Asking for Irrigation Information
…the mailers are purely used to gather as much information as they can from the field. San Joaquin County Resource Conservation Coalition Program Manager Mike Wackman says the forms caused…
Grape Industry Bracing for Dry 2015
…some trendy competition and less innovation in product. Allied Grape Growers Vice President of Operations Jeff Bitter believes growers need to start producing more quality wines on the lower end…
CDFA Announces Public Meeting
…an estimated $500,000 will be made available for competitive grants for research and demonstration projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; facilitate improved understanding of the scientific and technical aspects of…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…new research projects aimed at preventing and diagnosing the devastating citrus greening disease have been launched at the University of California, Davis, funded by more than $5 million in grants…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…2014 grants have been awarded to: University of California, Davis, Calif., $4,579,067 University of California, Riverside, Calif., $1,683,429 University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $4,613,838 University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., $3,495,832…