…Facilities program. Below are some of the projects USDA is supporting: In Newport, Ark., the White River Women’s Shelter is receiving a $150,000 grant to convert the former Jackson County…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will be funding 40 alternative manure management projects throughout the state. The $21.6 million in grant funding is aimed at reducing greenhouse…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
…small refiner exemptions is real and has substantial economic consequences,” said RFA Chief Economist Scott Richman. “If EPA continues to retroactively grant these exemptions, it will cause further harm to…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a group of Cooperative Extension partners will have the opportunity to apply for grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…to rural leaders in building prosperity.” The changes will simplify the application process for four Rural Development loan guarantee programs that provide funding to start, improve and expand businesses and…
Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Refinery Waivers
…that detail how the decisions to grant the waivers were made, exempting some refineries from the Renewable Fuels Standard. The ethanol industry says the waivers were granted in secret, without…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Garza Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The proposed language would also provide funding for the merged programs at or above current levels. This funding is critical for the continued success of…
Texas Rep. Says Farm Bill Must Meet Objectives
…bill’s funding and costs taxpayers more than $70 billion a year. Arrington is one of two West-Texas voices on the conference committee, joining House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway. Source:…
Senator Sanders Wants Big Companies to Pay for SNAP
…Sanders says the goal is to “force corporations to pay a living wage and curb roughly $150 billion in taxpayer dollars that go to funding federal assistance programs for low-wage…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…USDA had previously stated it would be authorizing up to $12 billion in funding to be spent on multiple programs to assist the agriculture industry. The first round of financial…
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
Land-grant universities and other organizations are expressing concerns over the administration’s plan to move Department of Agriculture agencies out of the nation’s capital. USDA recently announced it will move the…
American Farm Bureau Coalition Fights to Stop Illegal 2015 WOTUS Rule
…WOTUS Rule. Two other federal district courts have already granted injunctions blocking the WOTUS Rule in a total of 24 states, citing immediate and “irreparable injuries” likely to result from…
Animal Ag Groups Ask for Permanent Funding for Disease Preparedness
…ironing out differences between the House and Senate bills, the group specifically seeks permanent full funding for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program. The groups say permanent funding…
USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions
…agency will continue streamlining its internal processes to make environmental analysis more efficient and timber sale contracts more flexible. The Omnibus Bill also includes a long-term “fire funding fix,” starting…