…www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/DD. Prospective applicants should refer to the DDRDP webpage (www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/DD ) for information on community outreach assistance coordinated by CDFA. For general program questions, contact CDFA’s Grants Office at grants@cdfa.ca.gov….
CalCom Solar Displays Energy Savings at Almond Conference
…assist growers who might not have the initial funding necessary for construction. “We’ll own it, we’ll operate it, we’ll maintain it over the long run, and we’ll just sell our…
Grant Funding Study on Consumers Willingness to Pay for Animal Ag Practices
A grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) will fund a study on consumer understanding and willingness-to-pay for alternative production practices in animal agriculture. The $50,000 grant…
CDFA Healthy Soils Program Awards $5.23 Million in Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $5.23 million in grant funding to 86 projects as part of its Healthy Soils Program. The program is the first…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…the shelf life of canned foods. BPA is an industrial chemical thought to have significant negative effects on human health. Fiscal Year 2016 grants, which include 59 grants, totaling $24…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $17.7 million in available funding to support the delivery of education, mentoring, and technical assistance programs…
USDA Helps Military Veterans Learn Skills for Farming and Ranching Careers
…U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced a new grant opportunity to help military veterans pursue farming and ranching careers. Funding is made through…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…is expected to increase over the next several years. Hugh Grant, Monsanto chair and CEO says, “We’ve made reductions in our own carbon footprint and we’d like to lead by…
USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
…NRCS for the purchase of an easement from the landowner, permanently protecting its agricultural use and conservation values. Landowners do not apply directly to NRCS for funding under this program….
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…University of California, Davis, to select the best cultivars for commercial and home drying. Results of this research, funded by a California Department of Food and Agriculture grant, was recently…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced funding available to research new, environmentally-friendly pesticides, and innovative tools and strategies to replace methyl bromide,…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…plants, animals, insects, and microorganisms. The $3.5 million in grants is available through NIFA’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program. The BRAG program supports applied and fundamental research to…
USDA NRCS Fire-Recovery Programs Continue in California
…areas from eroding and/or minimizing transport of sediment and pollutants into waterways. NRCS will continue to accept applications and will periodically evaluate them for funding consideration. Applicants may also request…
Register Now for The Central Valley Summit
…lunch and will be centered on funding concerns and options for advancing alternatives to burning. The day will conclude with a summary of the lessons discussed at the Central Valley…






















