…systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. On Nov. 13, Governor…
Climate Change and Diet
…and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.” Fischbeck, Michelle Tom, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, and Chris Hendrickson, the Hamerschlag University Professor of…
Snowpack Totals And California Drought
…and consolidation into new or existing public water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S….
Almond Board: AIM Initiatives
…explains the goal of AIM. He says there will be additional funding for the initiatives, and he points out the Almond Board has a long history of investing in the…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
Land O’Lakes, one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, recently entered a multi-year partnership with GENYOUth, a non-profit organization focused on empowering youth. Cathy Isom tells us a little…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $44 million in funding to Arizona and Nevada for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of…
California Drought Always a Possibility
…water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. Read more here….
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting concept proposals for the 2016 grant cycle. FREP’s competitive grant program funds research that…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT); Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC); from France, the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA); and from Switzerland, the Syngenta…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE),” said Johnson. “Likewise, we are thankful for stable funding in areas such as the Rural Energy for America program and Value-Added Producer Grants….
Diabetes and Healthy Food Study
…education and diabetes support, but they are in fact ideal places because they reach so many vulnerable people who suffer from diabetes and because they have unique expertise in the…
Appropriations Bill Falls Short for Farmers While Tax Bill Offers Hope
…Appropriations Bill certainly serves Americans by providing stable funding for the government but, in some respects, it falls short for America’s farmers. “Notably, corn farmers are pleased the Congress included…
The Western View: Vocational Education
Len Wilcox talks about the state of vocational education in our schools. Vocational Education Bring back vocational training – So says author Nicholas Wyman, an expert in education and training,…