…to improve water use efficiency and nutrient application uniformity American Rivers – $498,888 for “pay-for-success” conservation programs in the Central Valley The Nature Conservancy – $169,716 for an “impact investing”…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
Early reactions to the Heritage Foundation Report that calls for an end to commodity support programs and crop insurance have been swift. Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation…
Improving Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs
…Klobuchar, “but the burdensome reporting requirements make the programs harder to access. This legislation will remove government red tape standing between all farmers and the conservation programs that protect their…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
The Heritage Foundation is already laying out its case for ending commodity programs and crop insurance policies in the 2018 farm bill. Pro Ag obtained a report that lays out…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…($462,794)-proposes to establish several conservation investment mechanisms to help overcome barriers associated with participating in three existing mitigation banking programs in Maryland and Virginia. National Corn Growers Association, ($1 million)-proposes…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…program to help keep bees healthy. Sabrina Hill talks with Director of Pollination Programs for Project Apis m., Billy Synk about the Seeds for Bees program. Almond Update – Seeds…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
National Milk Producers’ Federation CEO and President Jim Mulhern is skeptical that Congress will be able to tackle immigration reform, child nutrition programs, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement before or…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…a mobile laboratory that can be shared between members of a rural cooperative to provide rural water treatment plants the same access to high-tech, on-site monitoring programs that are available…
The Western View: Ag Startup Resources
…seven different types of resources, classifying each of the 77 individual resources into these categories. Included are some unique Accelerator programs. An accelerator is a set duration program where selected…
California State Organic Program
…2002. State legislation in 2003 aligned the state and national programs, and chartered CDFA with enforcement of the federal and state regulations. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) enforces…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
…This update is conducted through NIFA’s Center for International Programs (CIP), which builds capacity of American higher education by encouraging international agricultural collaborations. CIP also promotes partnerships between NIFA-supported researchers…
Selections Made for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…the program, which is underwritten by individual and industry donations. Ag Leadership is considered to be one of the premier leadership programs in the United States. Since it was first…
Smithfield Foods Donations Help Louisiana Flood Victims
…In 2015, Smithfield says the Helping Hungry Homes program provided 18.8 million servings of food through food banks, school nutrition programs, disaster relief and community outreach programs. From the National…
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
…loan guarantee programs available from the Small Business Administration. USDA says SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close an FSA…