…Kristen Gibson says they hope to involve technology as the research progresses. Gibson said the project is looking at all sides of food safety at these fairly unregulated market venues….
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…provided by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and funding was provided by the agency’s Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program. After a speedy signup, which resulted in 41 contracts, Klamath…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…available for farmers in the Friant Unit of the Central Valley Project, it said it would re-evaluate later in the season. Heavy rains that fell on the state in March…
Two CA Water Districts to Benefit from Grants
…Groundwater Banking Program. This project will enable the FID to capture approximately 4,200 acre-feet per year in flood flows at the new basin site and also allow an additional 1,300…
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
…the District’s Southwest Groundwater Banking Program. This project will enable the FID to capture approximately 4,200 acre-feet per year in flood flows at the new basin site and also allow…
Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers
…initiative, a project of the Cotton Foundation, will help cotton compete for market share among other fibers, including man-made fiber. The program already is assuring US cotton’s commitment to sustainability…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…District – Water Conservation and Efficiency Project Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,000,000 Arvin-Edison Water Storage District’s Water Conservation and Efficiency Project will include the Pilot In-lieu Project, which…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
…and economic impacts of drought and restrictions imposed on operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project under the Endangered Species Act and other federal regulations. The fact…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…Davis researchers used computer models and the latest estimates of State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project and local water deliveries and groundwater pumping capacities to forecast the economic effects…
FID’s Drought-Shortened Water Deliveries Will Begin June 1
…Gary Serrato, Fresno Irrigation District General Manager. “The shortened deliveries are the result of much lower than normal snowmelt runoff on the Kings River and the Central Valley Project’s zero…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…week of May 5, 2014, FAS will publish a final rule to broaden the range of projects funded by the program. Market Access Program (MAP): On April 16, 2014 the…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…a project’s cost – either for stand-alone grant requests or for grants combined with loan guarantees. Since the start of the Obama Administration, REAP has supported more than 8,200 renewable…
Funding For California Citrus Research Project
Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has more. Bio-control funding The project is the use…