USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is now accepting applications for three grant programs. Rod Bain has details. Listen to USDA Rod Bain’s program here. Food Marketing, Security, Access Focus of Trio…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 03-25-24
…Market Development Grant Program. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…
IRA Funding to Support 138 New Conservation Easements
…billion over several years. Applications for ACEP and other NRCS programs are ongoing, with state-specific deadlines for funding consideration. Listen to the segment below. Brian German Ag News Director /…
USDA Grants to Improve Organic Market
…USDA announced grants to 70 projects with more than $61 million in investments. OMDG offers a choice of project types: 24-month Simplified Equipment-Only with funding between $10,000 and $100,000; and…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 03-22-24
…funding set to benefit the organic sector. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet…
WRCCA Offering Funding Opportunities to Support the Next Generation of Agronomists
Western Region Certified Crop Advisors (WRCCA) is offering scholarships to students who plan to enter the agricultural workforce. A total of four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to undergraduates. “Those…
Reclamation Releases Interim Plan for Colorado River System
…and power production. The initiative is backed by funding allocated for water conservation projects, including those under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The short-term SEIS process…
Lawmakers Pushing for Mechanization Funding for Specialty Crops
…in mechanization and automation research to address rising input costs and labor challenges. Last year, they introduced legislation to establish a $20 million-a-year research grant program for specialty crop mechanization….
Rep. Duarte Doesn’t Expect 2024 Farm Bill
…EQIP grant to do a large recharge basin, these are things we want farmers to do, even if they make more than $900,000 a year.” The Environmental Quality Incentives Program…
Additional $205 Million in Funding for Sites Reservoir
Congress has given the green light for a significant boost to the Sites Reservoir Project, based on a recommendation from the Bureau of Reclamation. A total of $205.6 million in…
Ag and Rural Funding in the President’s Budget Request
…funding is proposed at a level of $6 billion. The request includes $29.2 billion in discretionary budget authority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a decline of approximately $900…
Agriculture Secretary Explains Significance of ‘Product of USA’ Label Rule
…to have rules like this,” Vilsack said. Secretary Vilsack also made two other announcements. First, USDA is awarding $9.5 million to 42 projects through the Local Meat Capacity grant program…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Finally Hits the Average & New Office of Ag at EPA
…in the LandFlex Grant Program. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack emphasized the administration’s commitment to building more equitable and competitive markets with adjustments to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Stay…
Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects
…under the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program. Secretary Vilsack also announced $2.2 billion in funding awarded to 39 projects to help ensure over two million people in rural areas have…