…Carrie Litkowski, the funding distributed under the MFP will account for more than half of all direct payments made to farmers. Direct government farm payments are projected to increase by…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Shareable Resources Were Just The Beginning, Part 2
…financing rounds. He shares what steps are crucial for success after raising substantial funding from a venture fund and reviews the thought process behind slowly transforming your business model to…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…on farmland. The funding is provided through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials), a new component of the Conservation Innovation Grants first authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. “The Conservation…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-26-19
…CFDA making its selections for Climate Smart Ag Funding and the spotted lanternfly gaining some pest attention. Tune in to the show for these news stories and more. Danielle Leal…
CDFA Makes Selections for Climate Smart Agriculture Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 33 organizations to receive a total of $2.1 million in grant funding, for Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance awards. The recipients of…
Preparing for New Labor Laws Coming in Less than 50 Days
…under AB 51. AB 1783 now prevents state funding from being used for the development of housing for H-2A farm employees. The new legislation also establishes a streamlined process for…
Five Steps to Eliminate Nutria Threat
…financial support from various grant funding, CDFA is implementing a five-phase process for nutria eradication that consists of survey, knockdown, mop-up, verification, and surveillance. CDFW staff have been working the…
Central Valley Grower Making Strides in Hop Production
…well. The Cascade, Chinook, and Magnum are performing well; the Willamette, every year they’re getting a little bit better,” said Grant Parnagian, Executive Vice President of Farming for Fowler Packing. …
Round Two of 2019 MFP Payments to Be Issued in Coming Weeks
The second installment of funding support for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) should be arriving in the coming weeks. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue told reporters last week that…
Chlorpyrifos Alternative Funding and Time Not Enough
…who use chlorpyrifos in their farming operation. The chemical is scheduled for deregistration at the end of 2020. California’s new budget has additional funding to the effort, totaling around $5…
Preparing for The Next Round of Livestock Methane Reduction Funding
The funding amount for the upcoming round of livestock methane reduction funding has been significantly reduced in the most recent State budget. With significant interest in the program, it is…
California Dairy Farmers on Track to Meet Methane Reduction Goal
…soon be past the halfway point of achieving the target level of reducing methane emissions. CDFA has awarded nearly $102 million in additional grant funding for projects aimed at reducing…
Ensuring Compliance with the Produce Safety Rule
…Training that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has received funding from FDA to provide Produce Safety…
Farmworker Housing Bill: ‘No farmer is going to use this.’
…Housing Act of 2019, was authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas and sponsored by the United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation. The bill discontinues any state funding for the development of…