…and startup companies in further development of harvest automation offerings, but the process has been slow going. Approximately 75 percent of harvest startups remain in the early stages of funding….
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 02-15-22
…Western Growers releasing its Global Harvest Automation report and new funding to combat invasive plant pests and diseases. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
New Funding to Combat Pest and Disease
New funding to fight invasive plant pests and disease in our country was recently announced. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester-Moffitt talks about a program under the…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-11-22
…IR-4 funding to support specialty crops and why staffing at FSA offices is becoming problematic for producers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
USDA Supports Climate-Smart Commodities with $1 Billion Investment
…funding to meet national and global demand and expand market opportunities for climate-smart commodities to increase the competitive advantage of American producers. We want a broad array of agriculture and…
Nearly $73 Million Available Through USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
A total of $72.9 million is being made available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Grant funding is aimed at supporting…
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…deadline. More information: https://www.epa.gov/arp/enhanced-air-quality-monitoring-funding-under-arp. The Agency is also taking steps to apply the best available science to solutions for communities facing severe pollution. Last week, the Office of Chemical Safety…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Talks with AgNet Media on Funding for Bridge Repairs
…in funding. Secretary Buttigieg said the state will determine which projects get the funding. Listen to the full interview here. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Talks with AgNet Media on Funding…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 01-19-22
…input costs, details on how and when to apply for RCPP and state and federal funding to combat the wildfire crisis. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
USDA Outlines Long-Term Strategy for Addressing Wildfire Crisis
…already have the tools, the knowledge and the partnerships in place to begin this work in many of our national forests and grasslands, and now we have funding that will…
RCPP Applications Accepted Through April 13
…awarded funding through RCPP to support conservation activities of more than 3,000 partner organizations. Funding for this year will include opportunities to address issues of climate change, benefit historically underserved…
Progress Report Details Water Resilience Portfolio Implementation
…release. “At the same time, accelerating climate change has driven weather whiplash, worsening drought and flood threats in real-time. Recognizing this urgency, we have to deploy historic funding provided by…
California Climate Hub Priorities Bolstered with USDA investment
…application of science-based, climate-smart practices that benefit everyone.” UC Davis will be using the funding support to work with the USDA California Climate Hub in addressing several priorities. There are…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 01-13-22
…future discussions, shipping troubles are becoming more costly than the trade war with China and the new year brings a new funding cycle for the Farmer Veteran Coalition. Tune in…