…Woodland. Billy Synk, director of Pollination Programs at Project Apis m., will discuss projects for improving honey bee forage and habitat. Growers will learn about the Seeds for Bees program…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
…AgrAbility projects. Currently-funded projects include the National AgrAbility Project and 20 state and regional AgrAbility projects. Earlier projects include one by University of Tennessee Extension that provides briefings to the…
$27 Million Available to Support Local Food Sector
…11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 27, 2017. AMS will also host a webinar to introduce potential applicants to Grants.gov on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern…
Farm Service Agency Expands Bridges to Opportunity Nationwide
…all Americans, and to create a more equal and inclusive USDA in chapter 8 of our yearlong results project: The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA….
Water Action Plan Progress Highlighted
…Launch of dozens of habitat restoration projects around the state, including the largest tidal wetlands restoration project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Support for the implementation of Klamath dam removal…
Almond Board: Helping Honey Bees
…a program that can help you do that. Listen to the report: From Project Apism: Our organization’s name comes from Apis mellifera, the scientific name for the European honey bee….
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $257,000 to four organizations for projects that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2016…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…just 50 percent of its average. Similarly, Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, holds much more water than a year ago — 91 percent of its historical average…
USDA: $5 Million in Funds for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…section on the National Science Foundation website and on the NIFA website. Examples of previously funded projects include a University of Tennessee project to develop and test biosensing and animal…
Final Environmental Documents for WaterFix Released
…two biggest water projects, the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project, deliver water that passes through the Delta. Together, the two projects deliver water to 25 million…
Conservation Districts to Lead Record 25 RCPP Projects in 2017
…other RCPP projects in the new year. Authorized by the 2014 farm bill, RCPP allocates federal dollars to large-scale conservation projects developed and implemented by localized partnerships. USDA pledged a…
State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent
Storms Dent, Don’t End Drought Shasta Lake With reservoirs rising from December storms, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today boosted its early-season estimate of next year’s State Water Project…
USDA Invests in Innovative Conservation Partnerships
…are dominant themes in this year’s RCPP project list with 46 of the 88 projects focusing on water resource concerns. More than a fourth of the projects are focused on…
Protecting Natural Resources Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…and wildlife,” Bonnie said. The ten new projects and the amounts of USDA funding are listed below. For full project descriptions and information on completed projects, visit the Joint Chiefs’…