…bill included $600 million in appropriated funding for a new pilot grant and loan combination program, administered by the USDA, to provide broadband to under-served rural and tribal areas. This…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…funding for a wide array of federal programs within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration and other departments and agencies. While Farm Bureau supported the legislation, the group noted it’s…
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…resources thrive.” USDA has funded 1,849 projects with approximately $228 million in Section 10007 funding since the 2014 Farm Bill was enacted. Collectively, these projects allow USDA and its partners…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support to Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations
…Funding is made through NIFA’s Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP). The VSGP is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students,…
NCBA Encouraged by “Positive Developments” in Omnibus Spending Bill
…another six months, and provide a critical fix for wildfire funding that also provides expedited authority to implement much-needed vegetation management on federal lands. We are also glad to see…
USDA Looking for More Funding Applications to Improve Broadband Access
…Grant recipients must also use the USDA funding to offer free broadband service to all critical community facilities in their proposed service area for two years. For more information, go…
House Committee Seeking Reauthorization of Animal Drug Legislation
…and Commerce Subcommittee on Health discussed reauthorization of the regulations that expires September 30th. Both grant the Food and Drug Administration permission to collect fees from the makers of new…
ARS Scientist Leads $1 Million Funded Consortium to Seek Honey Bee Disease Controls
…better guide to researchers and narrow the field in the future for selecting chemicals worth screening as new control agents for Varroa mites. The largest single grant for this project…
UCR Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Pollinator Health
…Central Valley. A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have received a $490,000 Pollinator Health Fund grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-13-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Today we get an update on water storage project funding and hear how a potential new…
Early Stage Ag Tech Investments Up 29 Percent
…from $8.6 billion in 2015. AgFunder announced the figures through its AgTech Investing Reports. The reports say large funding agreements pushed the total investment volume up, but a number of…
Citrus Showcase Addresses Several Industry Concerns
…none of the proposals submitted were eligible for funding. The water commission claimed that none of the proposed projects met the requirements of “public benefit” that were established in the…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…Since, Huerta del Valle has been able to secure a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Community Food Projects grant, and other grants resources to increase staffing and enhance…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…Exploratory Research Grants (ERG) program. Funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The ERG program fosters the creation…