…Request for Concept Proposals can be found on the SCBGP website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/grants. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Office of Grants Administration at (916) 657-3231 or grants@cdfa.ca.gov for additional information….
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), through the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), is pleased to announce that FREP has awarded almost two million dollars in grant…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2016 Specialty Crop Grants
…a volunteer panel of subject matter experts. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a detailed grant proposal in Phase II of the process. Grant awards will range from $50,000…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
Hundreds of farmers around the state are upgrading their irrigation systems with the financial support of a California Department of Food and Agriculture grant program for projects that improve water…
California’s CalAgJobs.com Receives Federal Grant
CalAgJobs.com, California’s premier, go-to source for agriculture students and employers, was awarded a federal grant this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding will support the creation of…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
Forty-nine schools and local organizations have received nearly $200,000 in community investment grants from DuPont Pioneer in 2015. These grants, awarded through the DuPont Pioneer Western Business Unit that helped…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received $19.7 million out of approximately $63 million awarded nationwide. The…
Winter Flooding Project To Test Almonds
…results so far due to the winter dormancy of those crops. With help from a recent grant, UC Davis Integrated Hydrological Sciences Assistant Professor Helen Dahlke says the research will…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…awarding $63 million to 755 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program projects nation-wide. The grants are issued to State departments of agriculture for projects that help support specialty crop growers, including…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…The grant comes in the midst of a historic drought in California. Over three years of field testing, researchers will dissect mechanisms by which sorghum, a close relative of corn,…
New Steamer Helping Fight HLB
…a possible cure for huanglongbing. New Steamer Helping Fight HLB Project Senior Engineer Joseph Trotochaud says the center received a grant that allowed it to take this steaming technology to…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…USDA’s StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity Initiative. Twenty-five of the partnerships include resources for veterans interested in farming and 12 focus on tribal communities. Examples include a $200,000 grant…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…Grant Program (CIG) to help farmers and ranchers implement practices that will make their operations more resilient to climate change. This will be the first large-scale pilot project generating greenhouse…
Groups Mobilize Aid in the Wake of Big Wildfires
…Information on how to support this effort is online atwww.Facebook.com/LakeCountyRising. The Napa Valley Vintners Association announced an initial grant of up to $250,000 to the UpValley Family Centers, based in…