…agencies to consider climate change in environmental reviews and a November 2013 order instructing the federal government to prepare for the impacts of climate change. “For American farmers, truck drivers,…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…available in the Ag Safety and Health section of eXtension, a clearinghouse of agricultural education materials for use by agricultural students and professionals and Cooperative Extension Agents nationwide. NIFA invests…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…society. Capacity-funded projects invest in topics directly relevant to agricultural and rural communities (agricultural production, food safety, agribusiness, bioenergy research, 4-H and youth development, and family and consumer sciences). The…
Agri View: Changing Weather
Everett Griner talks about how the warm winter weather brought trouble in today’s Agri View. Changing Weather This past winter was one of the warmest winters we have had in…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…include a Michigan State University project to develop and promote water-, nutrient-, and climate-smart technologies to help agricultural systems adapt to climate and societal changes. At the University of Texas…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced more than $5 million in grants for fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students at colleges and…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (also known as Interregional…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding for projects that mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing public health…
Budget Proposal Guts EPA
President Donald Trump is proposing to cut the Environmental Protection Agency budget by 31 percent by eliminating a fifth of its workforce and eliminating more than 50 programs. The proposal…
RFA Applauds Administration for Recalling Fuel Economy Rules, Allowing for a More Comprehensive Approach
…a requirement that the agencies conduct a midterm evaluation (MTE) for the 2022-2025 standards and determine whether the standards established in 2012 were still appropriate in light of the latest…
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
…public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. To date, nearly $3.4 billion has been appropriated by the State Legislature to state agencies implementing GHG…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…environment through the adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies. Fight the spread of pests and diseases by developing new eradication methods and resistant fruit and vegetable plants. Fund nutritional research,…
El Nino May Yet Show Up in 2017
…Institute and the U.S. Climate Prediction Center say El Nino is the more favored weather scenario over neutral or La Nina Conditions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
…at least a third of the supplies Californians use – will take much more than even an historically wet water year to be replenished in many areas. California’s climate is…