The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be investing $1 billion to help expand market opportunities for climate-smart agricultural products. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart…
RMA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities to June Due to COVID-19
…ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making…
Almond Update: Whole Orchard Recycling Highlighted in Mini-Doc
…a single idea can spark a change for an entire industry.” Throughout the video, Dr. Holtz details his experience growing up on the farm and how the seed for WOR…
Almond Matters: Maximizing the Potential of Upcoming Bloom Period
…advantageous for crop development during the dormant season. Field Market Development Specialist with Valent USA, Todd Burkdoll explained that the recent foggy conditions are a welcome change of pace from…
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…Regan later traveled to Louisiana, meeting residents in New Orleans, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. James Parish, and Mossville, where he saw the impacts of pollution, climate change and…
New Coverage Options Under California FAIR Plan Begin February 1
…how the FAIR Plan operates as part of a broader solution to help protect these businesses, especially those vulnerable to climate-intensified wildfires.” The new coverage will be available for farm…
SWP Water Allocation Increased After December Storms
…year. DWR and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have also withdrawn an application for a Temporary Urgency Change Petition for February 1 through April 2022. The petition would have provided…
Blong Xiong to Lead USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California
…all producers, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices,…
USDA Outlines Long-Term Strategy for Addressing Wildfire Crisis
…information to engage with partners and create shared priorities for landscape scale work, to equitably and meaningfully change the trajectory of risk for people, communities and natural resources, including areas…
RCPP Applications Accepted Through April 13
…to create lasting solutions to global challenges, like climate change, and support producers and communities who have been underserved in the past.” A total of 579 projects have been…
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
…addressing issues of climate change. A core component of the program is cultivating regional partnerships, which include USDA Climate Hubs and the Cooperative Extension Service, to expand outreach activities. The…
Expanded Conservation Opportunities Available From USDA
…climate smart agriculture efforts in 2022. Some of the programs to be expanded include the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). “Climate change is happening,…
California Farm Bureau Welcomes Budget Proposal
…state. Those threats include fighting COVID 19, keeping the streets safe, confronting homelessness and combating the climate crisis with an emphasis on drought response. Last year’s budget included an allocation…