…sciences (FANH). Projects are designed to provide hands-on experience at land-grant and non-land-grant universities and USDA facilities, training to acquire laboratory research and extension skills, mentoring experiences, and participation in…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…should build on the 2014 Farm Bill’s authorization of the National Animal Health Laboratory. The new proposal should establish the national FMD vaccine bank, help develop a block grant system…
Consumer Groups Rally Against Rollbacks
…requiring that the agency adopt a rule only on the basis of the best evidence and at the least cost; and grant any interested person the right to petition for…
Kansas Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba
…legislation would grant the private sector the freedom to export U.S. goods and services to Cuba, while protecting U.S. taxpayers from any risk resulting from trade. With Cuba 90 miles…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…grant to fight a disease killing citrus trees. A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 19 grants totaling $4,790,100 to support agricultural science programs at non-land-grant universities. The funding is…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…elemental component of New Hampshire’s land-grant university heritage and mission. We steward federal and state funding, including support from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide unbiased…
President’s Day / National Cherry Pie Day
…second. But in February, Cherry is number 1. Now, not all past American Presidents were big fans of Cherry Pie. President Pierce preferred Fried Pies, President Grant was a fan…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…Sheppard: Importation and Preservation of Germplasm for U.S. Honey Bee Breeding and Stock Improvement Specialty Crop Block Grant Program In addition to ABC’s research program, CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant…
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
…made through NIFA’s Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP). “1994 land-grant universities represent a critically important part of our nation’s construct of academic institutions providing the leadership to address nutritional…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…most volunteer hours, 3,292 .Thanks to the generosity of Nationwide, each of those state organizations received a $750 grant to donate to a local food bank of their choice or…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…evaluate grant applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). Local food grants strengthen America’s rural communities by supporting direct…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…Grant Program and the Market Access Program. The group also wants robust funding for research, new tools for animal disease coordination and investments in voluntary conservation programs. NASDA represents the…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced Assistant News Director Professor Stefano Carpin and one of his robots (Image courtesy of UC Merced) A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department…