…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…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…of the produce rule is dependent on partnerships between FDA and the states, both to deliver education and technical assistance and to provide on-going inspection, compliance, and oversight. To support…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…that will either make or break food prices. According to the latest USDA industry survey, this emergency plan assistance comes after nearly a third of commercial honeybees died last winter,…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…We recently announced that we’ll be providing financial assistance to organic producers to establish up to 20,000 acres of conservation buffer zones, which are protective natural borders along fields that…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…America’s fifteen nutrition assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program,…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…boxes were noted and information will be sent to the County for assistance in locating bee owners for treatment notification. Although bees were observed in bee boxes in nearby orchards,…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…off right and continue strong all day long,” said Concannon. USDA’s Team Nutrition initiative provides technical assistance, training, and nutrition education resources for schools and child care providers participating in…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…tour of nearby urban farms, and free consultation about food assistance programs (like SNAP) will be available. If all goes well, the plan is to eventually open a farmers market…