The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun accepting applications for another round of loan and grant funding for the ReConnect Program. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently announced that applications…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-04-20
…orchards with poor compact soil, if the Coronavirus will impact China’s phase-one agriculture purchase promises, how to apply for the second round of USDA’s ReConnet Program funding. Also, hear about…
Chlorpyrifos Workgroup Doing ‘Great Job’ Addressing Complex Issue
…to provide a plan of action sometime in the next few months. They have been working with community members in crafting a framework for research and funding priorities moving forward…
Industry Concerned About FARMER Incentive Funding in Newsom Budget
…only $50 million in FARMER incentive funding to replace old farm equipment such as tractors and harvesters with new low emission equipment. The Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions…
Several Chlorpyrifos Questions Raised by CFBF
…our pest pressures?” Some of the chlorpyrifos questions that were raised through the public roundtables were where additional funding would be needed and where it would be coming from. “What…
APHIS Moving Forward with Funding Farm Bill Initiatives
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be moving forward with funding several farm bill initiatives. The agency recently announced that it…
‘It’s a Process’ to Develop Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…the funding support that has been made available. “I wish that the research budget was infinite when it comes to looking for safer alternatives to a wide variety of pesticides,…
Four-Year Project to Address Grape Leafroll Associated Virus
…through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems grant program, will be conducted in collaboration with growers in the Central Coast and Lodi regions. Addressing grape leafroll disease can be a costly…
Chlorpyrifos Alternatives Workgroup Roundtables a ‘Complete Travesty’
…funding support should be used. Isom cited a lack of specific information presented during the workshop as being particularly problematic for the cotton industry. “If we have a case of…
California Almond Community Announces Five-Point Pollinator Protection Plan
…more. Supporting Bee Health Research Through ABC, California’s almond farmers have funded more honey bee health research than any other crop group.6 This year, ABC is funding five new studies…
2019 Research Project Reports Now Available from PD/GWSS Board
Courtesy: UC Riverside The latest progress report is now available for research conducted on behalf of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program. The funding that has been made possible by the…
California Budget is ‘A Strong Step Forward’
Governor Gavin Newsom recently submitted the California budget for 2020-21 to the Legislature which contains significant funding support for a variety of programs aimed at the agricultural industry and rural…
Chlorpyrifos Cut-Off Date Quickly Approaching
…and Agriculture have formed a working group to address the void that will be left by the absence of the product. The state has allocated nearly $6 million in grant…
New Easy-Peel Citrus Name Showing Up in Stores
…Farming for Fowler Packing Company Grant Parnagian about their new mandarin brand that is being seen in stores like Costco throughout California. “For the last 20 years we had been…