The leader of the Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program will step down at the end of the month. Miles McEvoy will vacate the position overseeing the program and return…
Apply for Value-Added Producer Grant Program
The United States Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant Program. USDA recently announced the availability of $18 million for the program administered by USDA…
USDA Restructuring Efforts Move Forward
…the domestic Commodity Food Procurement program, and merging the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion with the Food and Nutrition Service. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm to School Bill Introduced
Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, reintroduced the Farm to School Act to expand the Farm to School Grant Program….
House Debates Ag Spending Bills as Fiscal Battle Looms
…more than a dozen amendments to their ag appropriations bill. Most of the amendments would increase spending on certain USDA programs. One amendment would reverse proposed cuts to the Natural…
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
…Funding is made through NIFA’s Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP). “The Multicultural Scholars Program seeks to help young people reach their potential in the agricultural sciences,” said NIFA Director…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Instead of having a politically-appointed administrator of CNPP, the agency…
Experts Predict Little Ag Damage in DACA Action
An immigration attorney told the Capital Press this week that any changes to DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, would have little impact on agriculture. Tom Roach, a…
Almond Board: Ag in the Classroom
The Almond Board helps families learn about almonds and almond farming with the help of the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom. Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations, Rebecca…
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…proponents of subsurface drip, but researchers are experiencing more uniform fertility and production with their irrigation program. Courtesy: UC ANR Becky Phene, Staff Research Associate at KARE, noted how subsurface…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…overall energy use. Along with the new Alternative Manure Management Program, CDFA is also providing $50 million to further develop these projects through the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program….
NIFA Support for Food and Agricultural National Needs Fellowship Grants Program
…along with technical knowledge in the food and agricultural disciplines so they can address the emerging agricultural challenges of the 21st century.” The National Needs Fellowship Grants Program seeks to…
Funding to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
…competitive grants program that provides funding for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. AFRI’s Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education…
Google Helps Santa Clara County 4-H
…who are involved with traditional 4-H community clubs, after-school programs and other programs offered by partnering community organizations will be impacted by the 4-H computer science program. Booths will also…