…and federal support. Previously, at least 40 percent of students had to live in households participating in federal assistance programs for a school or school district to be eligible for…
Colorado River Basin Survey Highlights Ag Concerns
…Colorado River Basin.” WLA Chief Program Officer and co-author of the study, Hallie Mahowald emphasized that people overwhelmingly favor collaborative conservation and management programs led by familiar local organizations. The…
Deadlines Approaching for AIM for Climate Components
Some important deadlines are coming up for USDA climate programs. Rod Bain has more in today’s This Land of Ours Report. Shutterstock image What’s the latest news from the agriculture…
Farmers Could Feel Effects of Government Shutdown
…than fifty thousand USDA employees being furloughed,” Torres Small said. The biggest group to be affected by a government shutdown would be those who benefit from assistance programs, such as…
Wheat Industry Supports the American Farmers Feed the World Act
…the House in supporting the role of US farmers in the Farm Bill’s international food aid programs,” Director of Trade Policy for U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), Peter Laudeman said in…
USDA Expands Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Food Waste
…2017, NIFA has committed $123.5 million across 527 projects relating to food loss and waste. This latest investment will expand several of NIFA’s core programs by $25 million, and has…
Conservation Assistance to Be Supported By $70 Million Investment
…agriculture. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has chosen 139 projects with various organizations for one to three-year partnerships to encourage participation in NRCS programs. These initiatives will extend…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 09-20-23
…Bill, the value of climate-smart grant programs for consumer demand and Animal Health Laboratory Network goal of disease detection. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Senator Tuberville Pushes for Farm Programs
…out of eight dollars in the Farm Bill is for something else. Our farmers depend on crop insurance, commodity programs such as the Agriculture Risk Program, ARC as we call…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-18-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers comments from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on USDA programs, the correlation between surface…
Risk Management Education Supported by $6.5 Million Investment
…Education (RME) partnerships. These partnerships are aimed at collaborating with organizations such as nonprofits and land grant universities to create educational resources and training programs for producers, focusing on risk…
Three Legislative Recommendations from Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
…for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and IR-4 Project. The two federal programs support research to increase the resiliency of specialty crops. The bill would increase funding for the…
New Policies and Priorities Established at NASDA Annual Meeting
…federal programs designed to aid farmers with disaster recovery. Gaps in insurance coverage and federal disaster relief programs were highlighted as a reason for the need to make enhancements. Members…
‘Crazy Weather’ Kicks Off California Citrus Season
…the thrips,” said Creamer. “So, something we’re monitoring very closely as an organization, along with several others, is looking at disaster relief programs. What might be available if something is…