U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $9.4 million in grants (PDF, 750 KB) to provide enhanced training, outreach, and technical…
Judge May Slash Award in California Glyphosate Cancer Case
…doesn’t set aside the punitive damages, she is likely to grant a new trial “on the grounds of insufficiency of the evidence to justify the award for punitive damages.” She…
Tractor Supply Company Shows Support During National 4-H Week
…development of positive attributes in 6 million young people through 110 land-grant universities and Cooperative Extension programs. Individuals are encouraged to display their 4-H spirit throughout the week by posting…
Roberts: We’re Making Progress on Farm Bill
…member Debbie Stabenow reported that she and House Ag leader Mike Conaway remain at odds over moving funding around in the commodity title. Conaway allegedly wants to move a small…
Water Works: Permitting Groundwater Recharge Projects
…when you’re thinking about the project and just see exactly what kind of evidence or materials they’re going to need from an applicant in order to be able to grant…
USDA Partners to Improve Community Infrastructure for 1.1 Million Rural Americans
…Secretary Sonny Perdue, USDA is committed to being a strong partner to building prosperity in rural America through modern infrastructure.” Hazlett announced the funding during a forum co-sponsored by the…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…farm bill expired, programs that were receiving $50 million or less in mandatory funding will not receive any baseline funding beyond that date. A total of 39 programs including bioenergy…
The Western View: ‘Sniffer Dogs’ Working in the Ag Industry
…Coordination (MAC) System, a method devised by USDA to streamline funding for HLB related projects. The HLB MAC program has already invested millions of dollars in the research and the…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
…County. The NRCS approved plan will evaluate surface and groundwater resources and develop alternatives for any identified resource concerns. Funding for the project is being provided through NRCS’s Watershed Protection…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…having a five-year farm bill. Food Business Network reports that with the expiration of the 2014 farm bill, 39 “orphan” programs lost both authorization and funding. These programs include certain…
Roberts Offers Hope for Temporary Farm Bill Program Funding
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts says he’s working on getting the U.S. Ag Department to extend a “lifeline” to programs that will lack funding if a farm bill doesn’t…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…Agriculture awarded nationwide through the program, California accounted for $22.6 million of the total amount of grant funding. The SCBGP awards funding to state departments of agriculture in all 50…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…$2.895 billion in funding. A total of $1.54 billion would be spent on improving water conveyance, as well as groundwater sustainability and storage, with another $500 million going towards flood…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
…have funding, including the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development program, seen as key units of USDA given the current trade climate. Leaders of the farm bill conference…