…get the word out, show our solidarity, and eventually fund our scholarships & other educational efforts. The support for our efforts has been tremendous, and we encourage you to like…
Agri View: Drone Rules
…more about the Know Before You Fly educational campaign. Different Types of UAS Operations Public Operations (Governmental) Civil Operations (Non-Governmental) Model Aircraft (Hobby or Recreation only) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)…
Voluntary Conservation Journey
…with other farmers in our area. It’s been really important to have those programs to help farmers understand how easy it is to start using no till and cover crop.”…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…Since the SCRI CDRE program’s inception in 2014, USDA has granted $43.6 million in research dollars to combat the destructive citrus greening disease. HLB was initially detected in Florida in…
Application Deadline for 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program is March 31
…types. A detailed CSP program description and application for producers are available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ca/programs/financial/csp/ For more on technical and financial assistance available through conservation programs, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or a local…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…rolls of CSP during fiscal 2016. “The Conservation Stewardship Program is one of our most popular programs with producers because it results in real change on the ground by boosting…
Evolution of Plant Breeding at ASTA Conference
…of life. ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference offers unrivaled networking and educational opportunities for the global vegetable and flower seed industry. This event continues to be America’s fastest growing…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…grads. A new report finds there’s high demand, at least for the foreseeable future, for college graduates with a degree in agricultural programs. An average of nearly 60,000 high-skilled ag…
Marketing a Priority for PMA
…portfolio of tools/programs and training that members regularly access and implement as they work to drive consumption through more-sophisticated marketing. – Proactively disseminate industrywide marketing intelligence for both the produce…
NFU’s Beginning Farmer Training Program 2017
…as a way to support talented young people in agriculture and combat the rapidly aging farmer population by giving beginning farmers educational tools for success. Programs like BFI, which is…
Annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Meeting Underway
…world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce better crops for a better quality of life. ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference offers unrivaled networking and educational opportunities…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…wide variety of teaching resources and programs available for free to K- 12 educators. As part of the website’s launch party, visitors can sign the online guest book, for a…
Haynet
…is just a good way for them to take advantage of a free public service offered by the farm service agency in addition to the other safety net programs that…