The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss climate change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 in Sacramento….
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…supply. Cameron is currently working to expand this practice with a Flood Corridor Grant from the California Department of Water Resources. Terranova Ranch is also receiving bids for a 1-megawatt…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…$4 million in grants to support research, education and outreach activities at non-land-grant colleges and universities. Tribal Land-Grant Colleges: On July 2, USDA announced the availability of $1.7 million in…
USDA Announces Grants to Help Veterans and Minority Farmers Get Started in Agriculture
…— 1890 Land Grant Institutions, 1994 Land Grant Institutions, American Indian Tribal community colleges and Alaska Native cooperative colleges, Hispanic-serving and other institutions of higher education, Tribal governments and organizations,…
Help for Rural Californians Suffering Through Drought
…water is constantly on her mind. Fortunately, USDA is able to help this community, and 73,000 residents living in other communities across California, through $9.7 million in grants to help…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…Water and Waste Disposal loans and grants and Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) grants. USDA Rural Development has also approved grant funding to establish a revolving…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Deadline Extended 2 Weeks
…an online application using the Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST). All applicants must register for a FAAST account at https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Grants Office at grants@cdfa.ca.gov…
AgNeTVideo: Sue Ichiho, CDFA on Specialty Crop Block Grant
Sue Ichiho, on how farmers can get more information on Specilty Crop Block Grants…
Governor Signs CA Budget With FFA Funding Included
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time state budget that includes the Agriculture Incentive Grant, despite the governor originally cutting the grant entirely. After his cut to…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…Blvd. Oroville CA 95965 Webinar – July 8, 2014 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Webinar Information will be provided upon registration Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Grants Office at grants@cdfa.ca.gov with…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…several programs. New home loan eligibility for rural areas with population up to 35,000. New grant program for business development with priority for local food projects, new partnership with community…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…Cotton Foundation with a grant from Deere & Company. The exchange is designed to provide the program’s participants with: 1) a better understanding of production issues/concerns faced by their peers…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…and NAP programs. USDA will also award $3 million to state cooperative extension services—a nationwide network of experts based at land-grant universities—for outreach and education on the new Farm Bill…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…Exporting in a Global Market seminar series is funded in part by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant, and is presented by the California Center…