…will be available, as well as a separate funding track to support trainings and events. Planning grants are intended for schools just getting started on farm to school activities. Implementation…
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
…2014 Wetland Program grant cycle. Work under these grants, awarded annually, will range from enhancing computer programs that rapidly assess wetland conditions, to helping tribes develop programs to better monitor…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…measures internal temperature, http://1.usa.gov/1cDxcDQ. Media with questions regarding the recall can contact Leonardo Etcheto, Chief Operating Officer, at (360) 413-7269, ext. 106. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…which he described some of the actions. Here’s a rundown of the assistance and actions coming for California producers. $100 million in livestock disaster assistance for California producers. The 2014…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…manage the risk and uncertainty associated with extreme weather and climate change. Conservation programs will be streamlined to better target limited resources to areas of highest need, while building on…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…State Water Project. The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 is the House companion to a bill introduced earlier today by California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
Westlands Water District FRESNO, CA – Westlands Water District is encouraged with the introduction by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…and using the water for the plants cleans and oxygenates the water for the fish. It’s an environmental balancing act that is mutually beneficial.” Demand for fish, especially in the…
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…and related silvicultural activities should not be treated as a point source under the Clean Water Act. Creates a permanent subcommittee within the EPA Science Advisory Board to conduct peer…
President Obama Signs Farm Bill
As expected President Obama has signed the Agriculture Act of 2014 into law, finally putting an end to the over two year farm bill drama and giving our farmers and…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…is part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to responsibly cut carbon pollution, slow the effects of climate change and put America on track to a cleaner environment. The…
House of Representatives Passes California Water Bill
…the bipartisan Bay-Delta Accord. It also reforms onerous federal laws – such as the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act – that have…
Statement by the President on Congressional Passage of Farm Bill
Today, in a strong bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate came together to pass a comprehensive Farm Bill – legislation that will build on the historic economic gains in rural America…
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014—Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014: “Today’s action will allow the proud men and women who feed millions around…