…non-profit groups and other non-government partners-along with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to design solutions that work best for their region. Local partners and the federal government both invest funding…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…trade agreement will help California almond growers in their efforts to gain and increase access to these important markets.” In comments about the need to put more funding into the…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
Hundreds of farmers around the state are upgrading their irrigation systems with the financial support of a California Department of Food and Agriculture grant program for projects that improve water…
California’s CalAgJobs.com Receives Federal Grant
CalAgJobs.com, California’s premier, go-to source for agriculture students and employers, was awarded a federal grant this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding will support the creation of…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
Forty-nine schools and local organizations have received nearly $200,000 in community investment grants from DuPont Pioneer in 2015. These grants, awarded through the DuPont Pioneer Western Business Unit that helped…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received $19.7 million out of approximately $63 million awarded nationwide. The…
Winter Flooding Project To Test Almonds
…results so far due to the winter dormancy of those crops. With help from a recent grant, UC Davis Integrated Hydrological Sciences Assistant Professor Helen Dahlke says the research will…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…awarding $63 million to 755 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program projects nation-wide. The grants are issued to State departments of agriculture for projects that help support specialty crop growers, including…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…The grant comes in the midst of a historic drought in California. Over three years of field testing, researchers will dissect mechanisms by which sorghum, a close relative of corn,…
Wisconsin Team takes Lely National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
…Florida 9. Shawn Johnson, 225, Minnesota 10. Sarah Thomas, 224, North Carolina Additional contest funding is provided by Title Sponsor, Lely; Platinum Sponsor, DeKalb; and Gold Sponsor, Westway Feed Products….
The Western View: Rally Friday – Take Back Our Water
…solutions. We need to keep the pressure on to make sure the funding for dams and water projects doesn’t go away and the projects move forward quickly. So – see…
New Steamer Helping Fight HLB
…a possible cure for huanglongbing. New Steamer Helping Fight HLB Project Senior Engineer Joseph Trotochaud says the center received a grant that allowed it to take this steaming technology to…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…USDA’s StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity Initiative. Twenty-five of the partnerships include resources for veterans interested in farming and 12 focus on tribal communities. Examples include a $200,000 grant…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…SWEEP funding was reauthorized in 2015 under AB 91, which authorizes CDFA to distribute up to $10 million directly to agriculture operations for eligible projects. SWEEP is funded through the…