…a network of demonstration sites nationwide through the legislation. Agrivoltaic advocates note that the practice can increase farm profits through the reduction in energy use or selling of energy generated…
Making Strides in Funding Water Infrastructure Improvements
…that need to happen. The Bureau of Reclamation is getting money from two significant federal funding sources, from the infrastructure bill and Inflation Reduction Act. It will bring billions of…
Colorado River Agreement: ‘Important Step Forward’
…Reduction Act. The amount of compensation is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion. The remaining 700,000 acre-feet of water will be conserved through voluntary reductions by Lower Basin states. Prior…
Bonnie: Conservation Efforts Will Remain Voluntary
…need the data to be able to prove this, to demonstrate that this approach can work. So, we’re making big investments with resources in the Inflation Reduction Act to make…
USDA Modernizing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…and non-governmental organizations through the ALE program. ALE is intended to conserve prime farmland and at-risk grasslands. The Inflation Reduction Act provides $19.5 billion over five years to help strengthen…
May Revision of California Budget Boosts Flood Control Support
…11 percent decline in climate investments is laid out in the proposal. Funding allocations have shifted away from drought concerns to be applied to flooding issues. A reduction of $125…
Additional Assistance for Farm Loan Borrowers
…risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Since the IRA…
DPR Confirms Another Reduction in Pesticide Use in 2021
Data shows that pesticide use in California has once again declined. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) confirmed the findings in a recent report. DPR’s annual Pesticide Use Report…
USDA Making $1 Billion Available for Renewable Energy and Efficiency Improvements
…and rural small businesses with clean energy access. Grants are being made available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) with funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. “Supporting renewable…
USDA Announces Additional Help for Distressed Farmers
…22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022. The IRA directed USDA to expedite assistance…
Eating Almonds Before Meals May Help Lower Blood Sugar
…and the first-of-its-kind statistically significant reduction in measures of prediabetes by calling the reversal of prediabetes through diet “the holy grail of medicine.” Better glucose control over time through dietary…
Industry Groups Call for Trade Market Support for Ag Products
…that global competitors such as China and the European Union are outpacing the U.S. with regard to trade agreements with tariff reduction. For that reason, the groups are encouraging Congress…
Almond Update: Bringing Industry Together for NOW Neighborhood Management
…[mating disruption] is more effective at scale,” Roseman noted. “When the original research was done by Cooperative Extension it showed as much as a 50 percent reduction in damage in…
Western Water Supply Issues to be Addressed in New USDA Strategy
…producers and communities address pressing climate challenges and build resiliency for the future. Complemented by investments from the Inflation Reduction Act, USDA is utilizing this framework and all available tools…