Farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to take advantage of historic funding support for conservation activities. The Final Grape Crush Report for 2023 showed a total crush of 3,728,923 tons,…
Flood Damage Assistance for California Growers Available From NRCS
California growers dealing with flood damage from storms this year have assistance opportunities available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Funding support for farmers and ranchers is being made…
Last Chance to Sign Up for The Organic Transition Initiative From NRCS
…grant funding is available for certified organic and transitioning growers under EQIP. The transitioning period, lasting three years without prohibited inputs, poses challenges, and OTI seeks to aid producers in…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 02-14-24
…funding is helping support more in-depth pistachio research. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent /…
Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721
…the authority to provide funding to strengthen our nation’s infrastructure for pest surveillance, detection, identification, and threat mitigation. It also safeguards the nursery production system and responds to plant pest…
‘Generational Opportunity for Conservation in Farming’
Farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to take advantage of historic funding support for conservation activities. Programs available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have benefited from increased investments…
USDA Contributes Millions to Bolster Food Supply Chain
…systems. The funding is awarded through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s Winter Policy Conference, Vilsack announced Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky,…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…coming down the pipeline that we’re expecting for registration probably in about 2026. And so those new funding sites that actually will be a new FRAC group for us and…
Final ERP Payments Being Distributed by USDA
…insurance coverage. However, producers of noninsured crops covered by FSA policies will not receive further payments for losses incurred during the specified years. The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency…
Vilsack on Food as Medicine
…other aspects of our economy. We spend a great deal of government funding and frankly of our own individual finances on healthcare and healthcare insurance. To the extent that we…
Questions and Concerns with California Budget Proposal
…the DPR’s funding. The budget proposal also includes changes relative to the collection of the mill assessment, data review, registration, and enforcement. The increased funding for DPR has received support…
CSP Opportunities for California Ranchers
California ranchers have the opportunity to make improvements to their operations with assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An unprecedented amount of funding is…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Improves & Proposed Changes to Raisin Marketing Order
…proposed amendments to the California raisin federal marketing. Approximately $12 million in funding for Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants is available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Subscribe…
MAP Funding to Support Global Organic Promotion
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has secured over $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) to promote U.S. organic products globally in 2024….