…among 1,004 adults. Funding was provided by Elanco, Trouw Nutrition, WATT Global Media, and IRI. Click here to access a full copy of the report. Consumers will buy more chicken…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…used is to be expected from an agricultural industry which the commission values at $54 billion, generating an additional $100 billion in economic activity related to agriculture. The Food Production…
House Moves to Send Farm Bill to Conference Committee
…to resolve the differences between the two chambers’ bills. House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement on the House’s action: “Today, we move one step…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…field offices. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…Agri-logic, AjO, Azadi, BioFiltro, BLH Aguatech, BoxPower, HerdDogg, Map Thread, Re-Nuble, Spooky Action, Sweep Energy, Tiny Farms and Waterfind. One company, HerdDogg, used the campus farm to test its dairy…
Governor Brown Increases Funding for Citrus Protection
…for CDFA to use in several different agricultural sectors. “This is a budget that is focused on the challenges and opportunities in the future for California agriculture,” CDFA Secretary Karen…
USDA Applauds Housing Eligibility for Temporary Farm Workers
…of 1949 to extend the Farm Labor Housing tenant eligibility to agricultural workers legally admitted to the United States and authorized to work in agriculture. Due to this rule change,…
CDFA Awards $69.9 Million for Dairy Digester Projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester…
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Next Stop: Conference
…reached an agreement to allow USDA trade funding to Cuba, if it’s in accordance with administration policy, and allow consideration of the farm bill Thursday. Overall, the Senate bill offers…
Senate Farm Bill Passes with Overwhelming Support
…rural Americans and everyone who depends on the nation’s agricultural production.” Congress will remain under tremendous pressure from the country’s agriculture industry to get the legislation delivered to President Trump…
Telling The Story Project Saving Lives
…Telling the Story Project is a collaborative effort of the following organizations, made possible through funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program….
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
Answering the call to help solve agriculture’s severe labor shortage, Western Growers and Radicle Growth today awarded Ganaz and GroGuru each with $250,000 in seed funding to advance their automation…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…funding assistance from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The funding is made…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the Department of Agriculture to the new so-called welfare department. The plan would also reorganize USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the food safety…