Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results, Additional $72.3 Million Soil Health Investment to Support Paris Agreement Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared the first results of USDA’s…
Almond Update: EQIP Program
…Almond Board-funded research on reducing dust emissions at harvest. The Almond Hullers & Processors Association worked closely with NRCS to develop this funding opportunity. Growers may receive $10.52 per acre…
Agri View: Ag College Enrollment
…of specializations within agriculture, as well as a variety of professors from which to learn. Specializations should include agronomy, horticulture, agriscience technology, agriculture education, agribusiness economics and animal sciences, like…
Pilot Program to Protect Children from Fumigants
…the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, the first of its kind in California. The County received funding and support from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in response to its…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
USDA Helps Farms and Small Businesses Conserve Energy and Save Costs Grants for Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development are Provided through the Rural Energy for America Program Agriculture Secretary…
Agri View: Weather Losses
Everett Griner talks about the March storms dealing heavy weather losses to producers in today’s Agri View. Weather Losses From: Global Change.gov Agriculture Climate disruptions to agriculture have increased. Many…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
USDA, DOE Partner to Invest $10 Million in Green Energy Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Department of Energy (DOE)…
Grants Available for SWEEP Assistance, Training
…may apply for funding between $2,500 and $5,000. Applications must meet several minimum requirements including holding at least one technical assistance workshop within a disadvantaged community, reporting on workshop attendance…
Funding to Relieve Veterinarian Shortages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations through education, extension and training as…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…can more effectively exchange ideas about how to engage thousands of employees and improve employee health and wellness in the workplace. For 21 years my agency, the Agricultural Marketing Service,…
Veteran’s Vision
…to farming for our veterans and service-members is much needed. Soldier Agricultural Vocational Education, or S.A.V.E farm, will bridge the gap providing a home-like training center where they can learn…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Funding and Research; CEU Article
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes information on the latest HLB research funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as an opportunity to earn…
Therapy for Veterans
…agriculture. Research has shown over and over again the positive impact of active involvement with the natural world, including working with gardens and animals. Additionally, learning to grow ones own…
Fighting Drought With Soil
A team of University of California scientists recently received a $1.69 million grant to use several UC agricultural research stations to study an often overlooked tool to fight the drought:…