The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $17.7 million in grant funding to help train and educate the next generation…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced details on investments of $8,640,000 in 33 projects to foster self-sustaining solutions that help make healthy…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
Statewide water conservation vital for surviving uncertain climate future California’s 2016 Water Year draws to a close, ending a fourth year marked by meager precipitation that fell more often as…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released details on up to $48.1 million in available funding to support systems-based research and extension activities…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released details of 26 grants that will help organic farmers and ranchers improve business operations and bring…
FWS Proposes Endangered Species Act Protections for Bumble Bee Species
…lists stressors to bumble bees as pathogens, pesticides, habitat loss and climate change. The Service points specifically to neonicotinoids use in agriculture that correlates with the decline in populations. The…
Egypt Ergot Restrictions Dampening Already Sour Wheat Trade
…and the potential spread of ergot due to climate change. Despite the uncertainty, trade analysts say Egypt is likely to return to the world wheat market after the nation’s domestic…
CDFA Collaborates on Draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’
…levels by 2030. CDFA is joining with the following agencies: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Natural Resources Agency, California State Transportation Agency, California Health…
Tapping Sorghum’s Genetic Potential
…around the world are kept viable. Read more about this research in the September 2016 issue of AgResearch. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
Bayer, Monsanto Announce Agreement
…commitment to innovation and sustainable agriculture practices,” said Liam Condon, member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and head of the Crop Science Division. “We are entering a…
New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
…to the President for Energy and Climate Change Dan Utech, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Abigail Hopper, the Energy Department’s Director of the Wind Energy Technologies Office Jose Zayas,…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…through the agency’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which fosters innovation in conservation tools and strategies to improve things like on-farm energy and fertilizer use as well as market-based strategies…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
Matching Contributions by Public and Private Partners Bring Total Investment to $59 Million for 45 Projects to Address Water Quality and Other Conservation Concerns Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 76 small businesses around the country will receive $7.4 million in grants to conduct research related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues….