…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 community facilities to help improve…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is making up to $31.5 million in funding available to help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition…
CDFA to Initiate Second Round of Funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
(From CDFA) The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications on September 29, 2014 for a second round of funding for the State Water Efficiency and…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…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 community facilities…
What’s Plantable?
…$237,000 grant from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The app will help drive young consumers to nurseries and garden centers, which is great for the industry – but it…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has selected three California organizations to receive national Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) awards for 2014. NRCS administers both a national and a state-level…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…the website for past awarded projects. For more on this grant program, visit USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grants webpage. The announcement of today’s funding was made possible by the 2014 Farm…
Conservation Service Chief Jason Weller Discusses Conservation Projects
…resources. States receiving funding include: Ala., Alaska, Miss., Wis., Calif., S.C., Minn., Ariz., Fla., Kan., La., Iowa, Ill., Neb., Ohio, N.C., Ga., Wash., Okla., Texas, Ind., Ark., Mo., N.Y., N.D.,…
California and UC Berkeley Win $335,000 in U.S. EPA Grants
…than $380,000 in pollution prevention grants in California, Hawaii and Nevada. Pollution prevention grants fund environmental projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source, encouraging greenhouse gas reduction, toxic…
California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…the groves were utilized in this survey. Once a grove was randomly chosen and grower permission was granted, two trees were randomly selected. The Navel orange sample included organic, Cara…
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will benefit from USDA conservation funding. (Photo courtesy of CDFA.gov) (From CDFA) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $328 million in conservation funding (more than $22…
California Labor Agency and California Community Colleges to Administer $1 Million Drought-related Training Program in the San Joaquin Valley
…service providers. Classes will begin in the fall of 2014. Funding for the program was made available through drought-aid legislation, which was passed with urgency by the State Legislature and…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…a more sustainable water future for California.” California Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin, whose agency provided a majority of the funding for the project, said, “The Kings River…