…Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, Wild Farm Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, The Freshwater Trust, and Fibershed,” said Carlos Suarez, NRCS State Conservationist in California. “We are excited to see your project…
Project Applications Being Accepted for National RCPP
…best for them,” NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr said in a news release. Project proposals can request between $250,000 and $10 million in funding support. Project partners are expected to provide…
Soil Health Case Studies Provide Growers with Valuable Insight
…the value,” said Paul Lum, California Project Manager for AFT. “We want to capture the economic value to the grower and encourage the grower with documentation, and study, and in-the-field…
Conservation at Work: Livestock Pipeline Maximizes Grazing Potential
…facilitate the development of a more efficient water system to optimize the rotational grazing plan on his organic dairy farm. McClelland noted that the practice was a significant benefit to…
New Competitive Grant Opportunities Being Made Available
…available. The New Investigator Standard Grant is similar to an AFRI Standard Grant, except that the Project Director must meet the eligibility criteria for New Investigators. The New Investigator Seed…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-31-20
…COVID relief for farmers and ranchers, and a grant that was provided for a California biosolarization project. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…than ever to continue to build on the success of the program.” “50 million Farmers to Families Food Boxes have brought fresh and nutritious food grown by great American farmers…
NEPA Revisions Look to Expedite Projects and Reduce Litigation
…at hand, and ensure the government is avoiding speculative and duplicative environmental reviews.” The NEPA revisions also narrow the scope for evaluating the impacts related to a proposed project. The…
Friant-Kern Canal Issues Receiving Increased Federal Interest
…Bureau of Reclamation recently sent Congress the finalized feasibility report evaluating some of the repairs needed for portions of the Friant-Kern Canal. The Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project…
Chicken Fitbit Helps Identify Mite Infestations in Poultry
…mite issues during the research experiments. The overall project has significant potential for further research opportunities moving forward. “There’s definitely more work that needs to be done before we…
Citrus Industry Encouraged by Potential of New HLB Treatment
…is hopeful that the early findings will carry over into the next phase of research. “There’s been a lot of frustration with projects over the years, so it’s good news…
Sudden Vine Collapse Becoming Better Understood
Researchers have been working on a project to get a better understanding of a viticulture issue now known as Sudden Vine Collapse (SVC). Initially discovered in the Lodi area, the…
Water Resilience Projects Receive Nearly $84 Million from DWR
…about $37 million will be issued in the coming weeks. The funding support for the water resilience projects is being provided through DWR’s Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program. The…
NIFA Grant Helps UCR Develop Agricultural Technology
…Salinas River Valley will be used as study areas for the project. The NIFA grant project will help with the development of algorithms for agricultural input management with AI, to…