…area of La Habra has tested positive for HLB. CDFA’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) stated this find would trigger a new quarantine, merging all current quarantines into…
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…most shoes just end up in landfills, which is something we are trying to change. As a brand, we will be focusing on sustainability with the Cotton + Corn program…
Conaway Statement on GAO Food Aid Report
…the flexibilities already available, not only through Title II, but also through other international, cash-based food assistance programs like the Emergency Food Security Program. Most importantly, I hope we never…
Tom Nassif Wins Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…Thursday, June 22, 2017. Held at the California State Fair in Sacramento, the Gala raises funds for The Friends of the California State Fair Student Scholarship Program, which seeks to…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…(HLB)Huanglongbing (HLB), which has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE),…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “This grant program supports innovative, education-based projects that address emergency preparedness and specific responses related to natural and human-made disasters.” The Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…Funding is made through NIFA’s Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS). “Science must be inclusive to thrive,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “Through investments…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. The…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…to the Ontario Regulatory Registry, Ontario implemented a new Class 6 milk pricing program that “will include skim milk solids in all forms that can be used as ingredients, including…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal responsibility, program efficiency and fair treatment of participating stakeholders. Popcorn Board The popcorn R&P program operates as the Popcorn Board….
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…These measures will help achieve a top priority in the Governor’s Water Action Plan – to “make conservation a California way of life.” Ross “California’s farmers and ranchers practice conservation…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…the program was implemented in 2010, more than 300 veterinarians have helped fill shortage situations in 46 states. In a blog, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Pays Dividends, two recent…
Almond Board: 2017 Leadership Class
…Leadership Program class, a group of 18 future leaders representing nearly every aspect of the industry: growers, processors, suppliers, retailers and pest control advisers. Participants will spend the next year…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…(CSP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). “These programs provide the tools and resources that independent family farmers and…