…The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking the lead to provide emergency housing for people who need it in these affected areas. Existing USDA home loan borrowers may qualify…
NCGA Offers Reminder on Dicamba Label Changes
…their crop strategy in the 2018 growing season need to be aware only certified applicators, or those under direct supervision will be allowed to apply the product. The Environmental Protection…
USDA Offers Help to California Agriculture
…those interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to enable recovery work to begin immediately. Meanwhile, the Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency in California will meet farmers and…
Reuters Says WHO Glyphosate Report Full of Lies
…examined documents from the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s assessment of glyphosate, a report that has prompted international disputes and lawsuits. The examination found key sections of the report…
Canada Won’t Place Further Restrictions on Dicamba
…for dicamba. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently increased restrictions on the use of dicamba sprayed over crops, after the first season of use for dicamba-resistant soybeans turned up about…
New ARS Website Enhances Access to Scientific Information
…first two features make it easier to quickly find hot topics from ARS’s vast research portfolio. The new format also allows ARS to spotlight the Agency’s extensive Image Gallery. These…
Wildfire Recovery Resources Listed on CDFA Web Page
…Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Rural Development agency. Additionally, expertise and assistance on particular subjects (e.g. re-seeding, erosion & flooding, livestock, salvage logging, or reforestation) may…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Risk Management Agency (RMA) in California are planning to meet with landowners, partners and other agencies to assess damages and discuss technical and financial assistance….
Ethanol Summit of the Americas Talks Global Usage
…RFA president and CEO Bob Dinneen says the dialogue is desperately needed across the industry due to a growing protectionism among many countries in the world. “Protectionism will only thwart…
Farm State Senators Keep Pressure on EPA
Farm-state Senators have been keeping the pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency over its actions on biofuels. Politico’s Morning Energy says the small group of Senators has been blocking votes…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…areas including management practices to minimize environmental risk of GE organisms; methods to monitor, and understand the dispersal of GE organisms; gene transfer to domesticated and wild relatives; and environmental…
California Produce Getting Legislative Support
…grown using some of the most demanding environmental regulations and workplace safety protocols in the United States. The bill was approved by Governor Brown and filed with the Secretary of…
Almond Board: Almond Map
…partnership with Land IQ, a Sacramento-based agricultural and environmental scientific research and consulting firm, constitute a comprehensive, living map of California Almonds that draws upon multiple sources of information and…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…proof of concept studies. Phase II grants help successful Phase I projects scale up, implement, and commercialize their ventures. Topic areas include forests and related resources; plant production and protection…
