…issues as a result of over drafted groundwater basins. The bill seeks to appropriate $400 million dollars from the General Fund to require the Department of Water Resources to grant…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
Those looking to enroll in USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program will have until Friday, May 10 to apply for funding this year. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be investing…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Conservation Conservation Innovation Grants: On March 26, 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) state offices began publishing notices of funding availability for the Conservation Innovation Grants state competitions. Agricultural Conservation…
Citrus Research Board to Employ Dogs to Detect HLB
…dogs that have been trained through an HLB-MAC grant in Florida currently and CRB is considering bringing them out,” said Lisa Finke, Canine Project Manager with CRB. “We’re in the…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
…be rescheduled because of the lapse in federal funding caused by the government shutdown. NASS was unable to collect any information during the lapse. The April 10 report, available through…
NPPC Cancels 2019 World Pork Expo as Precaution
…producers are asking Congress to appropriate funding for 600 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture inspectors to further strengthen our defenses against African swine fever. “Our farmers are highly…
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…legislative fly-in, April 2-3. Topping the list of 2019 legislative priorities are innovation, trade and agriculture research funding. “Virtually everything in life starts with a seed, and so many things…
California Climate Investments Make Progress on Emissions Goal
…2018, nearly doubling the $720 million of funding spent in 2017. Some of the cumulative outcomes of the program thus far include the preservation or restoration of more than 500,000…
Almond Update: Ag Equipment Survey Response Needed, Deadline Approaching
Responses to the 2018 Ag Equipment Survey will directly determine how much funding is allocated to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) equipment turnover incentive programs. The Almond Board of…
Poultry Show Cancellations Continue Amidst Virulent Newcastle Outbreak
…clothes or shoes. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently announced that an additional $45 million will be made available to APHIS to help address VND. The funding will allow APHIS…
Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020
…organizations both national, state and regional groups within agriculture.” The letter was sent to the House and Senate budget committees to hopefully ensure the full funding allotment remains available for…
Funding Water Storage Projects with High Speed Rail Money
Two different bills were recently introduced for the purpose of funding water storage projects using existing money currently assigned to the high-speed rail project. Previous attempts to redirect high-speed rail…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…protecting farm program funding becomes all the more compelling, according to the groups. As USDA begins implementation of the 2018 farm bill, “we respectively request that you reject cuts to…
Proactive IPM Solutions Grants Available
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for its Proactive IPM Solutions Program, administered by the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA). The…