…CARB was awarded a $539,412 grant to be combined with $371,168 in state funding to retrofit 41 heavy-duty diesel school buses operating throughout California. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…evaluations about the environmental effects of genetically engineered (GE) organisms including plants, animals, insects and microorganisms. This funding is made available through NIFA’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program….
Meeting Growing Demand for Organic Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $3.8 million in funding to support research, education and extension to…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
…for a two-year, nationwide pilot to enable SNAP participants to purchase their groceries online. USDA also provided funding to incentivize participants in SNAP to purchase more healthy fruits and vegetables…
Continuing Resolution Includes FSA Loan Funding
…Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program by the Farm Service Agency followed a request for the funding by farm groups. A coalition of farm groups sent a letter to appropriators that…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
…agencies also work to align U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding with these priority watersheds. This targeted approach to improve water quality is working across the country. Conservation work on seven…
Funding for Robotic Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $3 million in available funding for robotic research, application, and education for agricultural systems that benefit…
The Meat-Cancer Link Debate Heats Up Again
…even called into the question the funding provided to the IARC by the National Institute of Health. The North American Meat Institute responded to the petition this week, calling it…
Canada Ranchers Under Quarantine to Receive Federal Funding
Canada announced funding support for ranchers that are currently under a federal quarantine stemming from a bovine tuberculosis investigation in Southeast Alberta. Online publication AgCanada reports the ranchers who are…
New Test Genetically IDs Fungal Wheat Threat
…involving several other land-grant university partners. The research was made possible by a competitive grant from USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture and additional support from ARS. More information…
The Western View: Escaping to Morro Bay
…that feeds the bay. The Spanish built a port there for the land grant colonies and ranchos that grew up in the area. After the Americans took over California, settlers…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
…to Johanningsmeier. This research was supported by a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grant. Read more about this research in the November 2016 issue of…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced grants to support public secondary schools, non-profits, community and junior colleges, and four-year colleges and universities…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 18 grants totaling more than $6.7 million for research to discover how components of the agroecosystem,…