…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…than burn orchard debris. The cleaner harvest technology was studied in part using the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). The grants are designed to stimulate the development and adoption of…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…research team plans to move forward with Pierce’s disease research in hopes of developing ways to counteract the disease. Funding for the newly published study was provided by the Pierce’s…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assist stakeholders in…
Agriculture Education Supported by CDFA
…that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2015 California Special Interest Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. Projects funded include farm tours at the California…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). There is $75 million proposed for CDFA in this area. The funding would come from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and would include…
Farmer Drone Rules
…Online system. Before the FAA grants an agency access to COA Online, the agency (or proponent) will be asked to provide the FAA with a “declaration letter” from the city,…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…following GHG reduction target for the state: • By 2030, reduce GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels. Role of Digesters The majority of projects receiving proceeds Cap-and-Trade funding…
California Ag Faring Well Considering Drought
…systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. On Nov. 13, Governor…
Snowpack Totals And California Drought
…and consolidation into new or existing public water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S….
Almond Board: AIM Initiatives
…explains the goal of AIM. He says there will be additional funding for the initiatives, and he points out the Almond Board has a long history of investing in the…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $44 million in funding to Arizona and Nevada for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of…
California Drought Always a Possibility
…water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. Read more here….