…businesses by 15 percent. USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; homeownership;…
ASTA Hosts Meeting to Discuss Palmer Amaranth, other Weed Issues
…be found here. Farmers who have identified Palmer amaranth in fields or conservation plantings are urged to contact their local Natural Resource Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency or Extension professional….
PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder
…innovating all along,” Whitaker said. “(Innovation) use to focus on new products and getting those high-quality products to various locations around the country almost overnight.” Past innovations have focused on…
Community Helps School Garden
…irrigation system in place. Maintenance proved to be difficult and time-consuming to maintain. School leaders and the community have since come together, along with the help of grants and donations…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…on the advantages of biotechnology and, of course, promoting free trade between the United States and South Korea. Those investments, using both member dollars and matching grants included in U.S….
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
…minutes to complete, but ends in mid-May. SARE will issue a summary and report. The Conservation Technology Information Center and the American Seed Trade Association are partners in the survey….
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…agreement that will support funding for critical conservation programs,” NACD President Brent Van Dyke said. “The investments Congress makes now in voluntary, incentive-based conservation will yield natural resource and economic…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…between working landscapes and conservation.” Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Leopold Conservation Award inspires other landowners by example and provides a visible forum where farmers, ranchers…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…team have developed are applied to all areas of genetics including medicine, agriculture and conservation. The NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences recognizes research by a mid-career scientist at…
Wetland Conservation Projects Receive Boost
…Deputy Secretary of the Interior James Cason. The grants, made through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), will be matched by nearly $40 million in partner funds. NAWCA grants…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…projects to strengthen food and agricultural science education in insular areas of the United States. Funding is made through two NIFA programs, the Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…charged with identifying legislative, regulatory and policy changes that would enhance American agriculture, rural economic development, job growth, infrastructure improvements, technological innovation, energy security and quality of life in rural…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…around the world.” The task force will examine and consider, among other issues, current barriers to economic prosperity in rural America and how innovation and technology may play a role…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…afraid of a hard day’s work. We are confident he is the right man for the job at hand.” National Association of Conservation Districts The National Association of Conservation Districts…