…support eligibility to be considered for financial assistance through EQIP. Information about how to apply for assistance through EQIP and deadlines specific to the available application periods for each state,…
Near Normal Snowpack in Most of the West
…Zukiewicz. “This helped a lot of producers qualify for assistance in areas with lingering designations of D2 and above.” The water supply forecast, typically issued monthly from January to May,…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…submitted through grants.gov are due June 24, 2016. Additional information and assistance is available through the USDA Rural Development Office serving your county. Since 2009, USDA has awarded 1,126 Value-Added…
Conserving Water in California
…of emergency. The Energy Department’s State Energy Program provides funding and technical assistance to energy offices in states and U.S. territories to advance local clean energy priorities while contributing to…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
…Cruz student Ryan Hutchison. Rich Casale, NRCS district conservationist, provides assistance to Chris Omer, farm manager, Homeless Garden Project, Santa Cruz, CA. NRCS photo. HGP runs a Community Supported Agriculture…
Agri View: Feral Hog Efforts
…The department is offering consulting to landowners to help evaluate hog density and recommend possible solutions. Some of the assistance is in the form of matching funds. “If he can…
Red-cedar’s Impact on Prairie Chickens
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), provides technical and financial assistance to help ranchers conserve the bird’s habitat while improving working lands. Since 2010, NRCS and conservation partners have worked…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…direct-to-consumer local food marketing activities through FMPP have provided $60 million in assistance for over 900 projects nationwide since 2009. LFPP has funded over 350 projects totaling nearly $25 million…
Healthier Shopping
…to help participants in the Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, purchase healthier foods. Much of the grant activities…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…assistance offered through EQIP has helped accelerate the use of conservation practices that use management or cleaner air technologies to reduce emissions. The voluntary emission reductions achieved through conservation helps…
CDFA Part of Award-Winning Team in 2015 Our Promise Campaign
…work, is coming off a successful 2015 campaign that saw 37,000 employees contribute more than $6.2 million in assistance. Each year Our Promise takes time to recognize state agencies for…
Toolkit to Assess Economic Impact of Local Foods
…and regional food systems. AMS plays a key role in supporting farmers markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), food hubs, and local food businesses by offering technical assistance, conducting research, and…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…by U.S. restrictions on government export assistance, cash payments, and extending credit. U.S. agricultural exports have grown significantly since trade was authorized in 2000. In 2014, Cuba imported over $2…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…millions of dollars – including Water Bond funds – to emergency drought relief, disaster assistance, water conservation and infrastructure projects across the state. To learn about all the actions the…