…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….
Water Strategy Outlined in California Water Commission Report
…food production and thriving rural communities.” Secondly, the white paper outlines watershed-level planning as being crucial to reduce drought impacts on ecosystems. Improved access to climate disaster funding is also…
CDFA Accepting Applications for Healthy Soils Program
Approximately $12 million in funding for Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants is available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The program is currently accepting grant applications through…
Ag Industry Watching D.C. Budget Battle
…said the industry is watching D.C. “All of agriculture is watching the debate over government funding playing out on Capitol Hill at the moment. That first tranche of the Continuing…
Congressional Effort Seeks to Address H-2A Wage Concerns for U.S. Farmers
…reaching a national average of $17.55 an hour in 2024. “We request that an upcoming government funding vehicle prohibit funds from being used to implement a wage increase or otherwise…
Week in Review: Budget Impacts on Ag Incentives & Strength of U.S. Dollar Affecting Ag Exports
…Valley are being encouraged to apply for WaterSMART funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the latest agricultural headlines in your inbox…
California Budget Proposal Includes Funding Reductions and Delays
…a position to overcome funding shortfalls. The proposal includes more than $8 billion in cuts to existing programs and delays more than $5 billion in spending. The budget proposal involves…
Valley Farmers Encouraged to Apply for Conservation Assistance
Farmers in the Central Valley are being encouraged to apply for WaterSMART funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The WaterSMART program, a collaboration between the Bureau of…
2024 Farm Bill Expectations
…distracted by other things: government shutdown, overall government funding, the war in Ukraine, the war in Israel and the Gaza Strip,” he said. “So, we’re hopeful that Congress will come…