…$100,000 Architecture Technology Corporation, Campbell, California, $99,960 BioSpyder Technologies Inc., Carlsbad, California, $99,992 Blue Forest Conservation, San Francisco, California, $99,967 Checkerspot, Oakland, California, $100,000 Intelligent Optical Systems Inc., Torrance, California,…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…in real-time, excess nitrate levels in surface water that are a major environmental and health concern. This technology may help landowners and governments in their conservation efforts by circumventing the…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
The Department of Agriculture announced this week that it would process many pending eligible offers for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program. USDA also announced it would suspend accepting most…
Sage Grouse Comment Period Announced
…for amending the 2015 plan amendments for the conservation of the greater sage grouse in 11 western states. The notice of intent comes on the heels of Department of Interior’s…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
…Carlos Suarez is the State Conservationist from California who will be joining the effort. Suarez noted that the team of specialists consists of “engineers, soil scientists, soil conservationists, and agronomists…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC). The two await committee action and approval of the entire U.S. Senate. The Under Secretary for MRP oversees three critical USDA agencies: the…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with local groups to help prevent floods, protect watersheds, improve agricultural water management and enhance wildlife…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing approximately $8 billion in payments under the ARC and PLC programs for the 2016 crop year, and…
CDFA Teams-Up With California Conservation Corps on Mediterranean Fruit Fly Project
…properties. CDFA has turned to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) for assistance with this task. Approximately 50 CCC members are going door-to-door in the search for host fruit trees and…
USDA Agency-led Group Profiles U.S. Aquaculture for World Report
ARS research helps catfish producers, like these in Mississippi, improve fish quality and quantity. Photo by Stephen Ausmus. Charting a course ahead for the conservation and sustainable farming of freshwater…
Environmental Working Group Keeps Eye on Farm Bill Development
…that shows what conservation programs are funding in terms of conservation practices in every county across the country. They say conservation programs need more focus. Focus Cox says those changes…
Ag Organizations Support Northey, Ibach Nominations
…Secretary of Agriculture, to serve as the USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Trump also nominated Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Ibach to serve as the USDA Undersecretary of…
Censky, McKinney, Nomination Hearing Scheduled
…Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey as the Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach as Undersecretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and…
House Debates Ag Spending Bills as Fiscal Battle Looms
…Resources Conservation service and actually increase funding by $5.6 million. Another amendment would restore almost a half million dollars to the USDA loan program to address rural broadband infrastructure. The…























