…recent wildfires in Northern California could be eligible for help buying food through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, will issue waivers for…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…(http://www.cdss.ca.gov). USDA’sFNSS administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special…
Wildfire Recovery Resources Listed on CDFA Web Page
With thousands of Californians suffering devastating losses due to recent wildfires, CDFA is offering a web page with resources for recovery. Included is a program from the California Employment Development…
Easy to Grow or Forage Lettuce
In today’s program, Cathy Isom has tips about lettuce, giving us some easy to grow dark, leafy greens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Easy to Grow or…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…available to them.” FSA’s suite of safety-net programs to help producers recover from eligible losses includes: Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program; and Tree…
Building Your Own No Dig Garden Bed
In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom explained the benefits of no-dig garden bed vegetable gardening. Today Cathy gives you some good tips on building your own no-dig garden bed. That’s coming…
SNAP Recipients Affected by Northern California Wildfires Receive USDA Relief
…School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, WIC, and SNAP, which together comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information, visit www.fns.usda.gov….
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…organisms. The program also supports conferences that bring together scientists, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss topics related to biotechnology and assessments of risk. Projects are supported in several program…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
…been over drafted. A portion of the funding for the grant comes from the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program offered through CDFA that offers financial assistance for water conservation…
NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill
…as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has confirmed the U.S. will table its dairy proposal, for now. The proposal seeks to end Canada’s dairy supply management program, a “non-starter” for…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…made through NIFA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program. “For small agricultural businesses, the federal government is a key, initial investor to help them get great ideas into the marketplace,” said…
California Labor Shortages Detailed in Survey
…who participated in the survey noted using the existing H-2A agricultural immigration program. Many farmers cited the cost and overall burden inherent with the program as reasons they did not…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…methods are imperative due to the marketing budget being derived from the Beef Checkoff Program. The amount of funding available for promotions and advertising is significantly less than what it…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…nutritious food, new biofuels, and bioproducts.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. AFRI’s Agriculture…