…Project has thus far received $46.75 million in early funding from the state. Sites is eligible for a total of $875.4 million of Proposition 1 funding. The U.S. Bureau of…
New USDA Investment in Specialty Crop Research
USDA is investing $70.2 million in the Specialty Crop Research Initiative to support nearly two dozen research and Extension projects. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced the funding on…
HSP Funding Drops by $40 Million Due to Unexpected Budget Errors
California’s flagship climate program, the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) is facing a significant funding setback after errors were found in the state’s budget by the Department of Finance. The California…
Substantial Funding Increase Helps Boost RCPP Improvements
…RCPP over five years. The funding initiatives have propelled this year’s RCPP funding to over $1 billion, more than doubling the initial allocation for 2023. California emerges as a standout…
Conservation Investments Highlighted at California Dairy
…impact of over $5 billion in new funding made possible through the Investing in America agenda. Among these funds, $1.1 billion was specifically allocated to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program…
New Proposal for Management of Colorado River Reservoirs
…updates from the Lower Basin states’ proposal and improved hydrology data. Funding from President Biden’s agenda supports measures to conserve 3 million-acre-feet of water until 2026. While recent modeling reduces…
AgNet Weekly: Secretary Vilsack on Rural Investments
…development, competition, and sustainability. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined him on the trip. Sabrina Halvorson spoke with Secretary Vilsack over the phone about the announcement and how the funding for…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 11-03-23
…specialty crops to be further addressed in the Farm Bill, state funding for fairgrounds, and details on the Organic Grower Summit. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 11-02-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers comments from Vilsack on rural funding, almond hulls and shells in a surprising…
Almond Update: Grower Referendum Seeks Borrowing Authority for Almond Board
…the most of holiday celebrations such as Christmas in the West, Chinese New Year, and Diwali in India. Waycott said the borrowing authority would help support instances where funding is…
More Groundwater Sustainability Plans Approved
…in Sustainable Groundwater Management grant funding to aid GSAs in SGMA planning and implementation. With determinations already made for 72 out of 94 basins, the DWR anticipates completing evaluations for…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 10-30-23
…the Latino Farmer Conference, IRA funding boosting EQUIP capacity, and the Senate readying itself for a Farm Bill. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-26-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers CDFA funding a CAPCA sustainable pest management project, muddy definitions in the Clean…
Farm Bill Extension Expected
…Farm Bill expired at the end of September. Many of the programs within it are funded through the end of the year. A farm bill extension would continue existing funding…