…we actually need an extension.” Disagreements remain regarding conservation programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is the biggest issue to resolve. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…Grant Program (SCBGP) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) Acer Access and Development Program (Acer) Federal State Marketing Improve Program (FSMIP) Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service…
USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Americans
…commitment to rural people and the places they call home.” USDA is supporting investments in 120 infrastructure projects through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. It can…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UC Merced and was funded through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which looks to…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
…the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program. Researchers from multiple institutions will be collaborating with organic farmers to determine effective methods of employing no-till farming…
Canning or Freezing-Preserving the Harvest
Your harvest is in. Time to think about preserving. Cathy Isom tells you how to save your summer harvest so you can enjoy it this winter. That’s coming up on…
Farm Bill Passage On-time Uncertain
…doesn’t end” if no agreement is made next week. The biggest difference is the House version’s inclusion of work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The work requirements are…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…of the Trade Damage Estimation for the Market Facilitation Program and Food Purchase and Distribution Program is available on the website of USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist. Source: USDA…
Almond Update: Crisis Management Always Important
Even when times are busy, like during harvest, crisis management should be in the back of the minds of everyone in the almond industry. Almond Board of California’s Senior Director…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…we had last year,” said California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association President and CEO Roger Isom. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pink Bollworm Program recently released the 2018…
Farm Bill Extension Not Ruled Out
…the bill includes work requirements as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that are not in the Senate bill. Oklahoma Representative Frank Lucas, a former chairman of the House…
NAFTA Main Sticking Point Indeed is Dairy
…7 milk program. Dairy trade was the focus of pre-NAFTA concerns more than a year ago from the Trump Administration. U.S. dairy wants more market access to Canada. Source: National…
OTA Moving Forward with Voluntary Checkoff
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is moving forward with plans to create a voluntary checkoff program. The Association says the program would provide industry-invested organic research, promotion and education check-off…
USDA Partners with Communities to Support Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Opportunities in Rural America
…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…