…ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and…
CDFA Announces Notice of Funding Availability for “Calagplate” Grant Program
…youngest citizens.” The CalAgPlate program has sold more than 17,000 special interest license plates. This is the first opportunity for grant funding under the program. Funding is available on a…
California’s Portion of Specialty Crop Funding
Last week the United States Department of Agriculture announced $66 million in funding for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California’s Portion of Specialty Crop Funding California is set…
NRCS Seeks Input on 2015 Conservation Priorities for California
…and funding including drought Roll out of a new application, ranking and contract process to better accommodate conservation planning and to fund projects on a year-round basis STAC input on…
California Agriculture Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
State receives more than $19 million in federal grant funds The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received…
USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $118 million in grants to strengthen markets for specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, horticulture and nursery crops. The grants…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces New Support for America’s Specialty Crop Producers
2014 Farm Bill’s marquee specialty crop programs now providing funding Vilsack Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new funding to help grow Florida’s, and the nation’s, specialty crop industries. Specialty…
EPA Announces $183 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in California
…Consolidation Incentive Program, please visit: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/services/funding/ConsolidationIncentive.shtml For more information on EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, visit: https://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/dwsrf/index.cfm For more information on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, visit: https://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/cwsrf/cwsrf_index.cfm…
Weekly Column: Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers
…Farm to School programs into more schools and expand opportunity for farmers and ranchers, USDA offers grants, training, and technical assistance. Since the start of our Farm to School Grant…
Program Boosts Farmers’ Markets
One of the recent programs receiving funding through the Farm Bill will directly help smaller specialty crop growers. Program Boosts Farmers’ Markets Agriculture Marketing Service Administrator Anne Alonzo says the…
Food Hubs Receive Financial Help
…announced the launch of three new online directories based off of their successful farmers’ market directory. To hear the full announcement where Alonzo gives examples of grant projects, click here….
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…for a $197,317 grant to help small-scale Hispanic producers market their food to local businesses and consumers. Below is a complete list of grant recipients. The funding is contingent upon…
2014 Grant Awards to Support Farmers Markets, Local Food and Organic Production
Alonzo The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo discusses the AMS Fiscal Year 2014 grants for farmers markets and other local food promotion efforts….
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…and internationally. FSMIP grants are funding 17 projects in 13 States. All of these USDA grants make a difference to diverse stakeholders across the nation. For example, previous FMPP grants…