…rural America.” USDA is making the funding available through the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. It was formerly known as the Biorefinery Assistance Program. The new…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…half-million MWh of clean energy from dairy waste. Financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters comes from the state’s cap-and-trade program for combating climate change. Through the Greenhouse Gas…
Farm Bill and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Workshops
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) have partnered to offer free informational workshops regarding the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that beginning today farmers in eligible counties may enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). The deadline…
Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 2-8 National Farmers Market Week
…farmers market locations across the country. On Saturday, Aug. 1, Anne Alonzo, the Administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – which conducts research, provides technical assistance, and awards grants…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…gas emissions (GHGs) from dairy manure. Financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters comes from the state’s cap-and-trade program for combating climate change. Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,…
New Ways to Help Meet Nutrition Needs of Low-Income, Homebound Seniors and People with Disabilities
…the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. USDA is proposing for the first time to permit grocery purchasing and delivery services run by government and non-profit organizations to accept SNAP benefits as…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that beginning today farmers in eligible counties may enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). The deadline…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
…Crop Assistance Program also provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who produce new sources of energy biomass by growing eligible crops on contract acres within approved BCAP project areas….
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…investing $800,000 to support this round of assistance. Application guidelines and deadlines are available on line. Since 2009, USDA has invested in 29,100 food hubs, small scale processing, farmers market…
Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1
…The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs…
Almond Board of California Announce $2.5 M Towards Water Efficiency, Bee and Farming Research
…honey bee pest and disease management, nutrition and honey bee forage, lack of honey bee genetic diversity, impact of pesticides, and technical assistance for beekeepers. Continued support for the California…
New Support for Producers Affected by Drought
…Development’s Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG), making nearly $20 million available to drought-affected communities. “As several years of historic drought continue to plague parts of the Western United States,…