U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The program is…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 40 grants totaling more than $15.7 million for agricultural research on the production of beef, dairy,…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
The following is by Kevin Folta, a land-grant scientist and Professor and Chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. There was a time that newspapers published…
UC Asian Citrus Psyllid Scouts Trying to Avert Huanglongbing Disaster
…PVC wand to knock off insects. The expansive ACP monitoring effort is funded by a $1.45 million multi-agency coordination grant from the USDA. The project funds promising tools and long-term…
FDA Grants to Help States Comply with FSMA Produce Rule
…grants follow last year’s grant funding by FDA of $21.8 million. Grant award information can be found on FDA dot gov. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…concessions that Canada doesn’t seem likely to grant. The deal could be a hindrance to the upcoming NAFTA talks, under which Canada sends a lot of its exports to the…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
The National Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, has awarded $1 million in grants to 19 conservation districts in 14 states to boost technical…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…basins, the authority is working on a groundwater model to guide its plan. “We’ve received grant funds to work on a new model that is shareable that we can work…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…Resources Conservation Service has been working with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to develop the first-of-its-kind program. The Xerces Society partnered with Oregon Tilth through a grant from USDA…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…the National Cotton Council’s 2017 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 29th year and has…
Ag Committee Features University Leaders in Agricultural Research
…Land-Grant Affairs, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL Dr. Steven H. Tallant, President, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Kingsville, TX Ms. Carrie L. Billy, President and CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium,…
UC ANR Vice President Testifies Before House Ag Committee
…the return of investment for federal funding of the public land-grant system averages about 21:1, which corresponds to annual rates of return between 9 and 10 percent. She also urged…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…health a national priority.” Round one of grant recipients include: Auburn University, Alabama IVM Partners, Arkansas Social Advocates for Youth, California McKeever Family, California Auburn School Park Community Garden, California…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
Projects Nationwide Chosen The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the projects selected to receive the USDA’s annual farm to school grants designed to increase the number of local foods served…