…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,…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…DamWatch will help watershed project sponsors monitor and manage dams that were built with assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). By monitoring these structures, project sponsors can better…
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $17.5 million in financial and technical assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on private…
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…higher performance.” Funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized the program through 2018. For Fiscal Year 2015, more than $16 million…
Trade Promotion Authority Passes House
…the House has voted in favor of TPA legislation. The vote last Friday, as part of a trade package, included Trade Adjustment Assistance. Today’s vote was on TPA legislation alone….
New Report Shows U.S. Biobased Products Industry Contributes $369 Billion
…Assistance Program (Section 9003). The program, which was renamed as the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program as part of the program’s Farm Bill reauthorization, provides loan…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Provide Development Support to Rural Cooperatives
…grocery store. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Cooperative Development Center (NCDC) used funding from an RCDG grant to provide technical assistance in forming a cooperative business that re-opened the only grocery…
Westlands Water District Announces Recipients of the West Side Scholarships
…an agricultural-related topic. “Westlands is honored to provide this assistance for these outstanding student leaders,” said Tom Birmingham, general manager of Westlands. “These scholarships represent a small gesture of thanks…