Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the resources provide by AgSafe to agriculture employers during…
USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only
…Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any other Service Center agency are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment. In the event Service Center staff is…
Request for Increased USDA Funding to Address Pandemic Shortfalls
…dispersed between the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Farm Service Agency. The request also includes an additional $14 million to be approved for the Forest Service, for…
Applications Still Being Accepted for Conservation Innovation Grants
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is still accepting applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). The funding assistance program is designed to support new technologies or approaches that reinforce NRCS…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-20-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering CIG grants that are available to assist with conservation…
Snowpack Sees Significant Gains with Recent Storms
…Resources indicated that the state was at 38 percent of normal for this time of year. By Monday that average had increased to 44 percent. As of Tuesday, March 17,…
Almond Update: Incentives Help Pay for Upgrades, Orchard Recycling
The Almond Board of California is reminding producers around the state that two beneficial incentive programs remain open for applications. The first being the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s National Air…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-18-20
…identification process. We also touch on Ag Order 4.0, almond bloom, and how the coronavirus led the U.S. Department of Transport FMSCA to suspend the hours of service rule. Tune…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…Production and Conservation (FPAC): USDA Service Centers, which include offices of both Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), are located throughout the country. Our customers are…
Hours of Service Rule Waived in Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is suspending the hours of service rule after the declaration of a national emergency in response to the coronavirus…
Applications Being Accepted for Multiple NRCS Opportunities
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for a variety of programs. The NRCS opportunities that are available include the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) as well…
USDA Investing $1 Million in California Water Quality Improvements and Wildfire Mitigation
…possible through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership. The Partnership allows the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to work with farmers and landowners in implementing…
Water Supply Restrictions to Have Billion-Dollar Impact
…currently under cultivation in the San Joaquin Valley or right around one million acres,” said David Sunding, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Resources and Economics at UC Berkeley and…
USDA Provides Healthy Meals to California Children Amid Coronavirus
…meal services to low-income children even while schools are closed. Brandon Lipps, Deputy Under Secretary for USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services said, “USDA stands with the people of California…