Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Monday congratulated the second group of organizations selected to receive funding through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities…
Climate-Smart Pilot Projects Receive Additional $325 Million Investment
…of these market opportunities.” Several agricultural groups also expressed support for the announcement, as being integral to furthering climate-smart farming practices. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects cover various practices…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 12-12-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the debate on whether or not to put climate change in the Farm…
Multi-Agency Agreement to Enhance Conservation Efforts with Bolstered Support
…gaps and work together to tackle the challenge that is climate change,” CDFA Secretary Karen Ross said in a press release. Hundreds of millions of dollars are invested every year…
Initial Water Allocation for SWP Higher Than Last Year
…a new era of State Water Project management as a changing climate disrupts the timing of California’s hydrology, and hotter and drier conditions absorb more water into the atmosphere and…
Sustainably Feeding a Growing World
…focused on overcoming shocks to the global food system. “I think that was not only a nod to the fragility that we’re experiencing with climate, with conflict, and with COVID,…
Proposed WIC Change Would Decrease Access to Dairy Products
…say the USDA’s proposed changes to the Women, Infants, and Children’s Nutrition Program will limit dairy access. “Unfortunately, the changes would decrease access to dairy products and the unique nutrient…
Agronomic Minute: Potential of On-Farm Groundwater Recharge
…the flood flows that we see in California periodically, because we are in this Mediterranean climate, and quickly take those and spread them out across these millions of acres that…
Farmer Input Sought on Funding Priorities for the Inflation Reduction Act
…nation’s effort to address climate change, and we want to hear from people on the ground how to implement our programs to maximize climate benefits, promote equity and assist all…
Producer Perspective Sought in USDA Survey
…to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments…
NRCS Seeks Data on Equipment Replacements Made Possible Through EQIP
…crop types change in fields. “What we’re trying to verify is that the emission reductions that we’ve reported are equivalent or if there’s changes in emission reduction, that we document…
USDA Opens 2023 Agricultural Outlook Forum Registration
…issues impacting agriculture today and potential solutions, including supply chain challenges, climate-smart agriculture and more. More than 4,500 people attended the 2022 virtual Forum. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here….
Warm, Dry Winter Expected to Complicate Drought Conditions
…of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center Operational Prediction Branch, Jon Gottschalck said in a news release. The U.S. Drought Monitor notes that the states that appear to be most impacted by…
New Report Shows Decade of Trends in School Meals
Tracking ten years of changes to produce in school lunches. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tray of food in a school canteen One USDA department tracked changes…