…years. The study for organic almonds takes into consideration growing conditions in the northern San Joaquin Valley and complying with the National Organic Program. This study is based on an…
USDA Unveils New ‘Urban Agriculture Toolkit’
…Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program grants that support direct-to-consumer marketing activities in cities, and Local Food Promotion Program grants that support food hubs, farm-to-retail, and related projects. National…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…have crop insurance, and cautioned that failure to report the information right away could jeopardize the crop insurance indemnity. Farmers who have Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage must…
Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…Combating Antibiotic Resistance, which USDA co-chairs. Specifically, this program priority promotes the development of sustainable and integrated food safety strategies that reduce public health risks along the entire food chain,…
NMPF Announces Staff Reorganization; Welcomes Two New Employees
…the FARM Program, with the support of two new staff members who will assume day-to-day management of the program and report to Meredith in her new role. The new hires…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…quality, bringing them greater returns. That’s why we’ve added this type of equipment as a new category for our Farm Storage Facility Loan program.” The program also offers a new…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…through managed groundwater recharge, which is why ABC has partnered with University of California researchers, conservation nonprofit Sustainable Conservation, Land IQ and others to investigate leveraging California’s one-million acres of…
National Grasslands
…resettle destitute families. Following this conservation trend, in June 1960, the national grasslands were created under Forest Service stewardship. Photo credit: U.S. Forest Service Today, these grasslands tell an outstanding…
Biofuels and Bioproducts
…at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in a program funded in part by BETO. Since then, BETO has competitively awarded additional funding to Lygos through the Small Business Vouchers Pilot, an…
Benefits of SWEEP Program
Growing California video on benefits of SWEEP, fertilizer management With the announcement this week of $16 million in grants from the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), CDFA offers…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…food hub, and farm to school program. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, the Arcadia Center brings local produce to neighborhoods that would otherwise have limited access to fresh food. Rural Development’s…
Meals for Kids
…Food and Nutrition Service Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks Centers and day care homes offering meals through the Child and Adult…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…ostrich industry are that it currently has access to buying and breeding programs On-Line, and ostrich farms can communicate with each other from the US, Australia, and New Zealand via…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA) announced cooperative agreements with 55 partners to educate farmers and other producers that have been underserved by USDA programs historically about Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs…