…fund is a small grant program that provides assistance to newly farming veterans with the purchase of a piece of equipment The FVC is a national non-profit serving nearly 25,000…
USDA Awards More Than $14 Million to Protect Animal Health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to protect animal health through a series of grants. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has awarded $14.4 million in…
NIFA Awards Over $16M for Small Business Innovation Research Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded over $16 million in grants as part of Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research…
Applications Being Accepted for Sustainable Groundwater Management Grants
Applications are being accepted for Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) grants. The final proposal solicitation package has been released for the Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program. A total of $26 million is…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Biological Delivering Targeted Ant Bait Sustainably
…so successful that the team was issued a grant from the Department of Pesticide Regulations for finding alternatives to chlorpyrifos. Hoddle describes what else they are adding to the experiment…
Dairy Methane Reduction Projects Receive $25.4 Million from CDFA
…Development Program (DDRDP) and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). CDFA awarded nearly $25.4 million in grant funding to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from California dairy and livestock…
Increasing More Targeted Cattle Grazing Is A ‘Win-Win-Win Opportunity’
…Hazard,’ was made possible through a grant from the California Cattle Council. The team used information from 2017 because it was the most current and comprehensive dataset available. Cattle grazing…
Legislation Introduced to Enhance Meat Processing Infrastructure
…of $20 million for grant programs to expand meat processing training opportunities through colleges, universities, small operations, and nongovernmental organizations. The legislation also authorizes competitive grants for operations to address…
The Western View: Compared to 1876, This Election is Tame
…elect Tilden. There would then have been a dual presidency, a divided army and navy, a divided people, and probably civil war. Rutherford B. Hayes Eventually, President Grant\created a bipartisan…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for 2020 CalAgPlate Grant Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting proposals for this year’s California Agriculture Special Interest License Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. Every year the program provides approximately $250,000…
Addressing HLB Challenges Through Organic Citrus Survey
…is to establish research priorities to craft additional funding proposals moving forward. The organic citrus survey is part of a USDA Organic Research and Extension Initiative planning grant. Several citrus…
COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants to Support Scientific Research
…an effort to keep research and innovation moving forward amidst the pandemic. The grant projects are aimed at addressing the most significant challenges facing university researchers, small businesses, and consumers….
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
Six UC Cooperative Extension research projects were awarded funding ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 each from the California Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Soils Program. The grants are designed to…
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
A project looking to address pest control in walnuts is being funded through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)….