…addition to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, these programs include the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, the National School Lunch Program, and the Summer Food Service…
Industry Groups Encourage Participation in On-Farm Readiness Reviews
…Agriculture’s (CDFA) educational outreach program. The reviews were part of CDFA’s Produce Safety Program, which is designed to help prepare agricultural operations for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization’s Act (FSMA)…
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
…could create significant issues in the future deployment of requirements set forth by the GSA. “We have one up north, where the city of Chico was basically writing the program…
Farm Bill Delay Possible as Deadline Looms
…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…
Agri View: Feeding the Hungry
…the Supplemental Nutrition Programs. Each family draws about $120.00 (one-hundred twenty dollars) a month. That should provide the means that will avoid hunger. We all know a good portion of…
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…
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…
Global Hunger Continues to Increase
…the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 report released this week…
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…
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…
Lawsuits Seeking Mandatory Travel Pay for Ag Workers
A group of lawsuits that have been filed recently is looking to require mandatory travel pay for agricultural workers who use employer transportation. California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) is seeking…