…11 percent decline in climate investments is laid out in the proposal. Funding allocations have shifted away from drought concerns to be applied to flooding issues. A reduction of $125…
Additional Assistance for Farm Loan Borrowers
…risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Since the IRA…
DPR Confirms Another Reduction in Pesticide Use in 2021
Data shows that pesticide use in California has once again declined. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) confirmed the findings in a recent report. DPR’s annual Pesticide Use Report…
USDA Making $1 Billion Available for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Improvements
…and rural small businesses with clean energy access. Grants are being made available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. “Supporting renewable…
USDA Announces Additional Help for Distressed Farmers
…22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022. The IRA directed USDA to expedite assistance…
Eating Almonds Before Meals May Help Lower Blood Sugar
…and the first-of-its-kind statistically significant reduction in measures of prediabetes by calling the reversal of prediabetes through diet “the holy grail of medicine.” Better glucose control over time through dietary…
Industry Groups Call for Trade Market Support for Ag Products
…that global competitors such as China and the European Union are outpacing the U.S. with regard to trade agreements with tariff reduction. For that reason, the groups are encouraging Congress…
Almond Update: Bringing Industry Together for NOW Neighborhood Management
…[mating disruption] is more effective at scale,” Roseman noted. “When the original research was done by Cooperative Extension it showed as much as a 50 percent reduction in damage in…
Western Water Supply Issues to be Addressed in New USDA Strategy
…producers and communities address pressing climate challenges and build resiliency for the future. Complemented by investments from the Inflation Reduction Act, USDA is utilizing this framework and all available tools…
Details of Climate-Smart Agriculture Investments from IRA
…conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices. The Inflation Reduction Act provided an additional $19.5 billion over five years for climate-smart agriculture through several USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs….
Inflation Reduction Act Adds Nearly $20 Billion to Support Conservation Programs
An additional $19.5 billion will be made available to producers and landowners through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will use the funding to further…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 12-20-22
…despite financial times, and researchers say the California dairy sector is on track to meet the 2030 methane reduction goal. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews,…
Farmer Input Sought on Funding Priorities for the Inflation Reduction Act
…target, monitor, and quantify improvements to soil carbon, reductions in nitrogen losses, and the reduction, capture, avoidance, or sequestration of carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide emissions associated with agricultural…
Cotton Trust Protocol Second Annual Report
…in water use efficiency; a 25% reduction in energy use; a 21% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; a 78% reduction in soil loss, and positive Soil Conservation Index for 70% of growers….