The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will benefit from USDA conservation funding. (Photo courtesy of CDFA.gov) (From CDFA) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $328 million in conservation funding (more than $22…
California Labor Agency and California Community Colleges to Administer $1 Million Drought-related Training Program in the San Joaquin Valley
…service providers. Classes will begin in the fall of 2014. Funding for the program was made available through drought-aid legislation, which was passed with urgency by the State Legislature and…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…a more sustainable water future for California.” California Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin, whose agency provided a majority of the funding for the project, said, “The Kings River…
AgNeTVideo: Fresno Grizzlies Water Forum Questions to the Panel
…supply? What it means to the SJV if the Water Bond issue passes? The Grant Fund Integrated Water Management Plan, working together to come up with a common solution to…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding…
Value-Added Producer Grants
Through Value-Added Producer grants, USDA is helping rural entrepreneurs expand their operations and create new products to bring to market. Susan Carter has more. Grant funds help create value-added products…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…including providing disaster 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…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
…national surveillance plan changed in 2009 to direct resources to the challenges from brucellosis in wildlife and eliminated funding for the brucellosis milk ring test (BRT) program and for brucellosis…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss climate change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 in Sacramento….
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
Courtesy: UCANR The Tamarixia insect is a tiny bug that specifically feeds on the psyllid that spreads Huanglongbing disease. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has an update on the funding for…
Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight
…California citrus growers. Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight Chief Operating Officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Dr. Harold Browning presented on how funding is being…
USDA Needs Funding to Fight Forest Fires
We continue our series on the USDA’s need for more funding for forest fire fighting efforts. Susan Carter has more. Forest Service Short of Funds…
Measure to Protect Female Farm Laborers
…1087 establishes new legal authority for the Labor Commissioner to take adverse license actions against sexual predators and increases funding for the Farm Labor Contractor Enforcement and License Verification units….