…will be deploying high-speed broadband to more than 5.2 million homes and businesses. The funding support will be distributed over the next 10 years. “I’m thrilled with the incredible success…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 12-15-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including weather and funding likely contributing to the increase in…
Cultivating Safety on the Farm
…live and work on a farm or in a rural area. Recent funding has been provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Melissa Ploeckelman, outreach specialist for…
USDA Awards More Than $14 Million to Protect Animal Health
…grant funding as part of the effort. The funding support will go towards 76 projects to be conducted by states, universities, and other partners. “We continue to use our Farm…
Air Quality Mandates Putting a Squeeze on Agricultural Producers
…“We did it with yard trucks when we could get funding from two different programs to stack on top in order to overcome that big cost differential … the ag…
NIFA Awards Over $16M for Small Business Innovation Research Program
…approved for Phase II grant funding. There are a wide variety of projects planned for Phase II with five selections made here in California. Some of the California projects include…
Wildfire Recovery Funding Available from NRCS
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that wildfire recovery funding support is available to California producers. Approximately $4 million in funding is being made available through the Environmental…
Applications Being Accepted for Sustainable Groundwater Management Grants
Applications are being accepted for Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) grants. The final proposal solicitation package has been released for the Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program. A total of $26 million is…
Renewable Natural Gas Milestone Reached by CalBio
…Tulare County. The project has been a joint venture between California Bioenergy, Chevron U.S.A., and local dairy farmers. Collaborators have been providing funding for digestor projects throughout areas of Kings,…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Biological Delivering Targeted Ant Bait Sustainably
…so successful that the team was issued a grant from the Department of Pesticide Regulations for finding alternatives to chlorpyrifos. Hoddle describes what else they are adding to the experiment…
ACE Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump
…Fish and Wildlife Service will be able to issue depredation permits to livestock producers for the taking of black vultures and other common ravens under specific circumstances. Funding support totaling…
California Water Districts Receive Funding Through WaterSMART Initiative
…total of $13 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding. The funding support will assist producers to better coordinate with water agencies in making further improvements to water conservation…
Dairy Methane Reduction Projects Receive $25.4 Million from CDFA
…Development Program (DDRDP) and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). CDFA awarded nearly $25.4 million in grant funding to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from California dairy and livestock…
Amended Nutria Eradication and Control Act Signed into Law
…Federal funding for addressing nutria has been established at up to $12 million per year under the bill. “It’s an incredible honor to have my first bill signed into law…