…component of the LandFlex program, and how grassroots concerns make their way to national policies. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…
Community Food Project Investment
…investment of nearly $10 million through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP). This funding, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act, bolsters USDA’s food and nutrition security…
Fighting Hunger During the Holidays
…demand for food assistance this year, especially in the face of rising food prices. Nearly 34 million people, including more than 9 million children, are food insecure, and 1 out…
LandFlex Program to Help Farmers Transition Away from Groundwater
The new LandFlex program from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) seeks to reduce groundwater demand through incentives. Administered in partnership with local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), the program…
Vilsack Keeps Up Pressure on Mexico Over GMO Corn Ban
…consistency and adherence to the terms and conditions of the USMCA. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Vilsack Keeps Up Pressure on Mexico Over GMO Corn Ban Sabrina Halvorson National…
AFBF Says Check Rural Broadband Map
…Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. AFBF Says Check Rural Broadband Map Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public…
Ag Groups to Receive More Than $200 Million to Expand U.S. Export Markets
…nonprofit organizations, cooperatives, and trade groups. The assistance is being provided through the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program. “In this unique public-private partnership, USDA…
Farm Aid Distributes Nearly $1.2 Million in 2022 Grants
…one aspect of its work to keep family farmers on the land, growing good food for all. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Farm Aid Distributes…
Ag Groups Encouraged by Affordable and Secure Food Act Introduction
…stable, legal agricultural workforce and secure the reliability of our domestically produced food supply. The alternative – the deteriorating status quo – is to resign ourselves to food insecurity as…
Alltech ONE Conference Embarks on a World Tour in 2023
…international events. The events will invite collaboration on the greatest challenges facing the agri-food industry. Instead of welcoming the world to Alltech’s home in Lexington, Kentucky, as it has for…
VofV: Eurofins U.S. Chief Science Officer Joelle Mosso on Why Testing Can’t Solve Food Safety Problems
…on before,” she says. “I think that’s where food safety is: Recognizing on the day-to-day how to apply a food safety program to continually improve it to make it a…
FACA Congratulates Recipients of USDA Funding
…The projects will provide meaningful opportunities for small and underserved producers to participate in innovative climate programs, according to FACA. One of FACA’s key tenets is ensuring federal climate programs…
USDA Accepting Applications for Panama Agribusiness Trade Mission
…and more. Strong opportunities exist for exporters across many industries, including poultry, pork, dairy, beer and wine, snack foods and health foods. This will be the first USDA Agribusiness Trade…
Climate-Smart Pilot Projects Receive Additional $325 Million Investment
…projects under the program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the goal of the program is “expand markets for climate-smart commodities and ensure that small and underserved producers reap the benefits…