…funding. “You want to pick the right starting point for the best chance of success,” Zelaya noted. Cultivating relationships with farmers and identifying where they would like to see improvements…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…awarded a total of $3 million in grants to 61 conservation districts in 30 states through this initiative. The projects funded in the 2017 funding cycle will help urban farmers,…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 or the Agricultural Act of 1949; Prioritize our top funding concerns (risk management tools, which include both federal crop insurance and Title I…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…is the first round of grants awarded through the Plant-Biotic Interactions program, a joint funding opportunity established through a partnership between NIFA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NIFA…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
…farm bill funding and 4% of the non-nutrition title funding, it’s vital that increased consideration is given to the most critical needs of specialty crops,” Wenger testified. Wenger noted that…
ASTA Testifies before House Ag Committee on Plant Breeding Innovation, Farm Bill
…specialty crops. LaVigne stressed the importance of promoting a climate of innovation through the funding of critical Farm Bill research programs, and the enactment of clear and consistent, science-based policies…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…basins, the authority is working on a groundwater model to guide its plan. “We’ve received grant funds to work on a new model that is shareable that we can work…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…Resources Conservation Service has been working with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to develop the first-of-its-kind program. The Xerces Society partnered with Oregon Tilth through a grant from USDA…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…the National Cotton Council’s 2017 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 29th year and has…
Humiston Stressed Value, Infrastructure to House Ag
…The past few years have seen a shift from federal government funding towards competitive grants. Humiston sighted the creation of the Foundation for Food and Ag Research in the last…
House Subcommittee Limits USDA Cuts to 5 Percent
…from last year’s funding bill and 5.2 percent less than current funding levels. If those numbers hold, USDA would get roughly $876 million less in funding levels compared to the…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
Governor Brown signed the 2017 Budget Act, authorizing $10 million in funding to go towards preventing the spread of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the disease it can carry, huanglongbing…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
Garden snail (Helix aspersa) is sitting on cabbage. Leaves with holes, eaten by pests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 21 grants…
House Ag Budget Not Aligned with Trump Proposal
The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee budget discussed Wednesday does not align with the budget proposal for agriculture by President Donald Trump. The bill totals $20 billion in discretionary funding, which…