…is announcing that $13.7 million is available to California producers and ranchers through NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and approximately $6 million remains available to drought-stricken communities through Rural…
Allergen-Free Peanuts Lead USDA Report Highlighting New Innovations in Ag
…The USDA’s technology transfer program is administered by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Highlighted discoveries from USDA’s 2014 Technology Transfer Report include: Procedures to…
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
…Laboratory; Dr. Salina Parveen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Food Science and Technology; Dr. Ruth Petran, Ecolab, Inc.; Dr. Jennifer Quinlan, Drexel University, Department of Nutrition Sciences; Ms. Angela Ruple,…
Wheat Commission to Conduct Grower Elections
…no later than July 13, 2015. Involvement in the California Wheat Commission enables producers to help determine the Commission’s program and budget priorities. The Commission is also active in several…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…DamWatch will help watershed project sponsors monitor and manage dams that were built with assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). By monitoring these structures, project sponsors can better…
Microbiomes Changing Food Safety Monitoring
…has been proven to limit that exposure. He says they are just starting to see what this program can do and they believe it can be applied to several different…
USDA Updates Department Policy for Climate Change Adaptation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced additional steps it is taking to integrate climate change adaptation into USDA’s programs and operations. These efforts will help ensure taxpayer resources…
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $17.5 million in financial and technical assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on private…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Fresno Raisin Grower
…of a raisin farmer, who brought before them the USDA’s raisin program. During bumper crop years, this program takes the excess raisins from growers, in order to keep market prices…
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…higher performance.” Funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized the program through 2018. For Fiscal Year 2015, more than $16 million…
Trade Promotion Authority Passes House
…the House has voted in favor of TPA legislation. The vote last Friday, as part of a trade package, included Trade Adjustment Assistance. Today’s vote was on TPA legislation alone….
Citrus Industry This Week: FCC Chair Opposes Federal Program; Fruit Drop Survey
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes an opinion from Florida Citrus Commission Chair Marty McKenna on a federal program as well as a new fruit drop…
New Report Shows U.S. Biobased Products Industry Contributes $369 Billion
…Assistance Program (Section 9003). The program, which was renamed as the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program as part of the program’s Farm Bill reauthorization, provides loan…
Challenges Facing Shot Hole Borer Treatments
…The California Avocado Commission is looking at current research to try and find some sort of tool to give to growers. California Avocado Commission Research Program Director Tim Spann says…