…Forest Service can manage its forests in a way to get ahead of these forest fires.’” Perdue asking foresters contact congress fire funding Perdue urging foresters contact congress fire funding…
Ag Exports Groups Urge Passage of the CREAATE Act
…the U.S. economy. The bipartisan legislation follows a House version of the bill introduced in May. The bill would increase statutory funding for the programs, which are now authorized at…
Modernizing California’s Water Supply
…especially problematic when drafting policy and appropriate funding. “As is most things in politics, we all can agree on the problem, it’s how you want to address it,” noted Bettencourt….
USDA/NIFA Needs Stakeholder Input on Food, Agriculture Priorities
…news and information that may be of interest to land-grant and non-land-grant universities, NIFA stakeholders, and other subscribers. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…– but if we don’t have a dependable funding source in place, then we’ll never get ahead of the curve on fighting fires.” This fiscal year, Congress appropriated additional funding…
NPPC Seeking ELD Waiver
…loaded. NPPC also supports language included in the transportation fiscal 2018 funding bill that would delay the ELD mandate for one year for livestock haulers. From the National Association of…
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…annual losses.” The research for the new cooling technologies is part of a four-year, $1 million grant from the California Energy Commission designed to increase water and energy efficiency in…
Apply for Value-Added Producer Grant Program
…The maximum amount available for a planning grant is $75,000, and $250,000 for a working capital grant. Grants also require matching funds for 50 percent of the total cost of…
Vilsack says Clovis Lacks Experience for USDA Post
…will make it hard for him to have the credibility, the connection with land-grant universities, and the connection with the science community,” according to Politico. Clovis, a co-chair of the…
Farm to School Bill Introduced
Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, reintroduced the Farm to School Act to expand the Farm to School Grant Program….
House Debates Ag Spending Bills as Fiscal Battle Looms
House lawmakers began debating bills on Wednesday to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the funding would be for…
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $945,400 in available funding to help foster the next generation of multicultural scholars in agricultural sciences….
White House Backs 2018 Spending Package
The Trump administration offered support this week to the 2018 spending package the U.S. House is set to consider that includes the ag spending bill. The measure includes funding for…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…There has already been significant interest in new digester projects, with 36 applications submitted for the available grant funding. CDFA will be announcing grant awardees within the next few weeks….