…grant project awarded to Washington State University, Pullman, in 2012 to develop locally adapted quinoa varieties and organic management practices to increase production in the United States. The project quantified…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…this announcement are made under the AFRI Food Security Challenge Area program. Funded projects focus on the breeding of crops and food animals, improving trait measurement methods (phenomics), and understanding…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…leader, or taught a project. Friends of 4-H are also invited to raise their hands. “Having experienced our programs first-hand, our alumni know about the positive impact of 4-H,” said…
National Arbor Day
…many communities across the country celebrate. Get Involved! Volunteers play an important role in tree planting and tree care projects in communities across the United States. From the tree board…
Wetland Conservation Projects Receive Boost
…Canada and Mexico, while engaging more than 5,700 partners in over 2,700 projects. More information about the grant projects is available here. The commission also approved more than $7.8 million…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…See the request for applications for details. Among recent projects, a University of Guam consortium project called CariPac developed online courses on agricultural sciences for students from the Caribbean to…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…technical assistance projects. This funding, offered through the Food Safety Outreach Program and administered by NIFA, will address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…in advisory panels, ad hoc committees, gives support to project demonstrations, organizes judging competitions, and works the barbecue at many events and fundraisers. Youth Awards and Recognition Numerous students will…
Funding to Educate the Future Agricultural Science Workforce
…project type. See the request for applications for details. Among recent projects, the University of California Santa Cruz created a research and mentoring fellowship program for underrepresented undergraduate students in…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…and products that replace fossil carbon-based products. This challenge area supports three types of projects: research, education or extension projects; integrated projects; and food and agricultural science enhancement grants. Applications…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…management. Projects may investigate the consequences of land-use changes, such as increased productivity, greenhouse gas emissions and/or other climate feedbacks. Projects may look at how agricultural and forestry systems responds…
USDA Seeking to Advance Modernized Pork Slaughter
…slaughter capacity. Like the system already implemented in the chicken industry, the pork version, also a result of the years-long Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Inspection Models Project, currently…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased
With record rainfall in the Northern Sierra and the snowpack still building, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its estimate of this year’s State Water Project (SWP) supply to…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…new resistant varieties using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool. In another project, the Regents of the University of California project will design and identify HLB bactericides based on both natural…