…legislation would grant the private sector the freedom to export U.S. goods and services to Cuba, while protecting U.S. taxpayers from any risk resulting from trade. With Cuba 90 miles…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…grant to fight a disease killing citrus trees. A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 19 grants totaling $4,790,100 to support agricultural science programs at non-land-grant universities. The funding is…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…elemental component of New Hampshire’s land-grant university heritage and mission. We steward federal and state funding, including support from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide unbiased…
President’s Day / National Cherry Pie Day
…second. But in February, Cherry is number 1. Now, not all past American Presidents were big fans of Cherry Pie. President Pierce preferred Fried Pies, President Grant was a fan…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…Sheppard: Importation and Preservation of Germplasm for U.S. Honey Bee Breeding and Stock Improvement Specialty Crop Block Grant Program In addition to ABC’s research program, CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…made through NIFA’s Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP). “1994 land-grant universities represent a critically important part of our nation’s construct of academic institutions providing the leadership to address nutritional…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…most volunteer hours, 3,292 .Thanks to the generosity of Nationwide, each of those state organizations received a $750 grant to donate to a local food bank of their choice or…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…evaluate grant applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). Local food grants strengthen America’s rural communities by supporting direct…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…Grant Program and the Market Access Program. The group also wants robust funding for research, new tools for animal disease coordination and investments in voluntary conservation programs. NASDA represents the…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced Assistant News Director Professor Stefano Carpin and one of his robots (Image courtesy of UC Merced) A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…don’t always have enough food; helping support student researchers such as the students who serve as UC Global Food Initiative. fellows; and facilitating — including through small grants — faculty…
Trump Freezes EPA Grants and Communications
The Donald Trump administration has ordered a freeze on grants and contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency and ordered EPA staff to halt external communications. A memo to EPA staff…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
From: CDFA Huanglongbing affected citrus tree The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced four grants totaling more than $13.6 million to combat a scourge on the…