…service professionals. USDA awarded $5.6 million in grants in FY2013 to provide training and technical assistance for child nutrition foodservice professionals and support stronger school nutrition education programs, and plans…
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
…2014 Wetland Program grant cycle. Work under these grants, awarded annually, will range from enhancing computer programs that rapidly assess wetland conditions, to helping tribes develop programs to better monitor…
Farm Bill Livestock Disaster Programs on the Way
…producers suffering loss from natural disaster will be able to sign up for Farm Bill programs soon. Find out what producers need to do to sign up for this assistance….
National FFA Week Brings Attention to Ag Education Funding
This is National FFA Week, but the program faces a rocky future here in California. Sabrina Hill talks with Riley Nilsen of Nipomo, who explains what the governor’s cuts to…
Plan in Place for Families Needing Assistance Due to Drought
…During the one-on-one discussion with Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, the secretary made these comments about new programs available for families. For Secretary Vilsack’s entire one-on-one discussion with Sabrina Hill, CLICK HERE….
Vilsack: “We Are Clearly Paying Attention to this Situation”
…assistance being made available to farmers and ranchers for drought assistance. For Secretary Vilsack’s entire one-on-one discussion with Sabrina Hill, CLICK HERE. CLICK HERE to watch Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s comments…
Drought Assistance for Specialty Crops
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley The livestock programs got the big dollars, but specialty crops are not left out of the President’s drought relief…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…USDA Recall Classifications Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or…
Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought
…drought by President Obama’s visit as well as the recent visit by Speaker Boehner,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. “I am encouraged by the disaster assistance and increased regulatory relief…
AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack
…the new programs will also fund feeding children and families affected by the drought. Vilsack says that summer feeding program can mean the difference of a healthy child, or one…
AgNeTVideo: Agriculture Secretary on Drought Assistance
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…Natural Resources Conservation Service recently announced $14 million in grants through Reclamation’s WaterSMART program and USDA’s Agricultural Water Enhancement Program and Environmental Quality Incentive Program to upgrade water delivery infrastructure…
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture, Part 2
We have another segment in our series about the pollinator partnership and its efforts to find answers to ongoing declines in the world’s bee populations. Gary Cooper talked with Laurie…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…programs will also be available. Upcoming application deadlines for federal programs include crop insurance programs offered by the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (February 28th); non-insured crop insurance offered by the…
