…CDFA Secretary Karen Ross calls California’s fairs “an integral part of this state’s agricultural heritage.” However, in 2011, funding for California’s fairs was eliminated as part of the state’s budgetary…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
…Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) to encourage the development of new technologies and improved efficiencies in the production of specialty crops. $375 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grants Program…
Field Day for Cotton Growers
…that works with cotton, almond, and alfalfa growers in Fresno, Madera and Merced counties,” she said. “Our funding is through the State Water Resources Control Board. So we are working…
Update on Senate Farm Bill Debate
…nutrition entitlement programs and establish a nutrition assistance block grant program. Amendment 931 Rejected To strike a reduction in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, with an offset that limits crop…
Specialty Crops Continue Strong Momentum in House Ag. Committee Farm Bill
…that were included in the Senate-passed legislation. Included in the House version are provisions funding key specialty crop priorities such as: • Specialty Crop Block Grants funded at $72.5 million…
Costa Supports Advancing the Farm Bill, Calls for House Action
…the production of specialty crops. $375 million for the Specialty Crop Block Grants Program over the life of the 2013 Farm Bill to strengthen the market for the specialty crops…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
…from circumventing the law to receive greater federal funding. We tighten restrictions to prevent lottery winners and traditional college students from participating in the program. We also reform farm programs….
USDA, Dairy Producers Renew Agreement
…Added Producer Grants, amongst others. These systems capture methane and produce renewable energy for on-farm use and sale onto the electric grid. Additionally, during this period, USDA awarded approximately 140…
Finding New Technology for Drought Problems
Trying to beat the drought by using new technologies – that’s the goal of several research groups and universities with funding from USDA Conservation Innovation Grants. Rod Bain has more….
NFCF Statement on Farm Bill Extension
…of the farm bill contained in the legislation, while continuing funding for many important programs such as the Market Access Program, is deeply flawed.” For the full statement, click here….
Citrus Research Bill Dies In Senate
…was attached to a larger one that would have reauthorized trust funds for the wool and cotton industries. All three are now without that funding. Citrus greening disease has been…
California Fair Saved
…afloat until new money making sources are developed. That gift is going to be matched by a $50-thousand grant from a foundation with ties to ranching interests in Modoc County….
EcoFarm Conference Next Month
…workshops and thanks to a grant from the USDA in the amount of 665-thousand dollars, there will a special focus on beginning farmers. Other workshops include topics such as soil…
Farmers Can Get Help to Attend Conference
Scholarships are available for small-scale farmers who would not otherwise have funding to attend the California Small Farm Conference. The scholarship program helps eligible small-scale farmers, ranchers, their employees, student-farmers,…