…Agency for International Development project called the “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss.” Read more about the new moisture meter in the March 2017 issue…
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
by CDFA Office of Public Affairs CDFA has initiated the release of tiny parasitic stingless wasps in Santa Clara County as part of the Asian citrus psyllid project there. The…
Budget Proposal Guts EPA
…cleanup project, which receives $73 million each year, would be cut to zero. Funding for drinking water infrastructure would remain intact, but the agency’s scientific research would suffer massive cuts….
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
…California Climate Investments web site. View a story about the SWEEP program and its benefits on the farm. View a story about a dairy digester project in the Central Valley….
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…projects. The language in the bill stated applications for projects would not be accepted until over two years later, in December 2016. The recent call for applications is about three…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…will be provided through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP), part of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), a Farm Bill conservation program. The partnership is administered by USDA’s Natural…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, a University of Tennessee at Martin project created a mobile energy classroom to share knowledge on traditional and renewable energy production and…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 228522. For additional information on this research project, read UNH Research Report: Managing…
USDA Announces Webinar Series about Project Applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Pre-proposals for innovative partner-driven projects due April 21 In January 2017, USDA invited potential conservation partners to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)….
Iowa Bees
…Cedar Rapids hopes this project will inspire other cities and towns to take action. Gibbins suggested even something as simple as creating a bee population in your own backyard in…
House Agriculture Committee Considers Pros and Cons to Restricting SNAP Purchases
…Research Fellow, Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. Dr. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Director, The Hamilton Project, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Ms. Leslie Sarasin, CEO,…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…date, the project has trained native scholars in the field and classroom, and has reached more than 40 native middle and high school students through outreach events. Another project through…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…2016 as part of Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations also reached a record level of the equivalent of more than 31 million meals….
Cargill Plans to Expand and Upgrade Canada Beef Processing Plant
…the cost of the expansion project by contributing nearly $500,000, a move Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said will help the province remain competitive, according to online…