…a farmer’s livestock, soybeans, or heirloom green zebra tomatoes, plus government assistance, equals gross cash income. Gross farm income, on the other hand, is tricky because it includes anything a…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…of programs that provide a safety net for beekeepers who experience losses due to natural disasters, and the agency administers the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program,…
Ag Committee Evaluates Effectiveness in SNAP-Ed
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education programs in promoting positive long-term health outcomes within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Members heard…
SWEEP Funding
…million will be available for competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations. This project is…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…– in addition to a budget cap adjustment provision that would allow these agencies to tap into disaster assistance funding when fire expenditures top the $3.78 billion allotment. NACD supports…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to receive financial assistance from federal agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Mandating that farmers and ranchers comply with these…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
…to complete SWEEP applications. Technical Assistance is made available through a partnership between CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service to achieve the mutual objective of providing technical assistance…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…devastation the Colony Collapse Disorder has had on their colonies. Victor also expressed his gratitude of their FSA Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). “It’s…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
Dolcini USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week it will provide cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers through the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program. FSA Administrator, Val Dolcini, says…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill…
A Better Way to Fight Poverty
…it’s just an endless cycle. What we have seen in our review of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is community partners are critical to successful upward mobility by working…
Where Does Your Food Come From?
…or distribution to households through programs like the National School Lunch Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations….
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…month for farmers and foresters who grow and harvest biomass for renewable energy and biobased products. The funds come through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by…
Almond Board: Introducing Almond Alliance of California
…in the California Almond community. The Almond Board of California (ABC) and its board of directors and executive staff provided invaluable assistance in defining the critical issues of concern, mapping…