The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $16.7 million in competitive grant funding to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by families and households…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…education opportunities offered by the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, visit LearnAboutAg.org. You can also follow the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom on twitter at @LearnAboutAg.…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…hand to discuss how NCGA membership benefits U.S. corn farmers and youth in agriculture. “The National FFA convention provides an opportunity for NCGA to interact with the next generation of…
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), the nation’s premier conservation easement program that helps landowners protect working agricultural lands…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $4.7 million in grants for food safety education, training and technical assistance projects for…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…Jahn, Agronomy Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former Deputy Under Secretary of Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Dannon’s leadership in sustainability sets an…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in federal grants to local, regional, and national entities for projects to restore wetlands, improve water quality and “green” the urban landscape…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
State receives more than $22 million in federal grant funds from Farm Bill The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)….
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…the 2010 rules, and Congress several times included riders in USDA’s annual funding bill to prevent the agency from finalizing the regulations. But no rider was included in the fiscal…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…the gift will help fund collegiate scholarships to students aspiring to further their education after high school, as well as grants for supervised agriculture experiences. Supervised agriculture experiences are for…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross is welcoming volunteers with knowledge and expertise regarding California’s specialty crop industry to serve as reviewers on the 2017 Specialty…
RFA Fishing Sponsorship Will Promote Ethanol
…Masters TV. Further, it will include a presence at the tournaments, promotionally wrapped vehicles and boats, and a strong online presence and various social media efforts. Supportive funding from the…
Syngenta Confirms Takeover Funding OK
Syngenta says bridge financing for the ChemChina takeover of Syngenta is “committed and irrevocable.” The comments come after a news agency in China reported over the weekend that a $15…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
…with the USDA to help with funding for programs that help farmers. He said more cooperative agreements are on the way. “We’ve made cooperative agreements in about 28 states around…