…a project’s cost – either for stand-alone grant requests or for grants combined with loan guarantees. Since the start of the Obama Administration, REAP has supported more than 8,200 renewable…
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
…an Interagency Working Group to improve coordination of programs and services between federal agencies and national and local cooperatives through the RCDG program. USDA Certification for Small and Very Small…
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
…on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government officials, agricultural representative and citizens to discuss current issues of concern…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…Department of Water Resources for the benefit of fish and wildlife impacted by the drought. 8. The Department of Fish and Wildlife will work with other state and federal agencies…
Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater
…administration effort to define what local authorities need to manage groundwater and describe a potential state role if local efforts prove unsuccessful. It’s that potential state role that concerns farmers…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces New Report on Scientific Breakthroughs from USDA in 2013
…every dollar invested in agricultural research returns $20 to the economy. We have accelerated commercialization of federal research and government researchers are working closely with the private sector to develop…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
…risk to people and is not a food safety concern. “USDA has been working closely with the pork industry and our state and federal partners to solve this problem. Together,…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture through 2014 Farm Bill Programs
…they receive in federal resources, will conduct activities that help maintain or increase the demand for U.S. agricultural commodities overseas. Applications for 2015 export development program funding will be accepted…
Changes Coming to All Truck Models
The Obama administration announced in February an effort to significantly reduce emissions from the trucking industry. These guidelines will change how auto makers make all of their trucks, including light…
USDA Announces Funding to Train and Educate Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…agricultural educational organizations. All applicants are required to provide funds or in-kind support from non-federal sources in an amount that is at least equal to 25 percent of the federal…
USDA Provides Farm Bill Funding for Pest and Disease Management Programs
…safeguard our farms and natural resources from invasive threats.” USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) sought project suggestions from states and U.S. territories, universities, federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations,…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…28, 2014, FSA published on the Federal Register notices for the extension of the following programs: (1) Marketing Assistance Loans; (2) Milk Income Loss Contract; (3) Dairy Indemnity Payment Program;…
NCBA Concerned with EPA Water Proposal
Ashley Lyon, NCBA Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers proposed an expansion of their federal authority over “waters of the United States.” The National Cattlemen’s…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
…However, one-third of the nation’s waters still do not meet standards. The proposed rule will be open for public comment for 90 days from publication in the Federal Register. The…