…grants to nonprofit organizations for training programs and services to establish and enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans. “NIFA is committed to supporting military veterans who want to…
Farming Assistance Resources Available from NRCS
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers multiple different programs to farmers that can help enhance their operations, making them more sustainable and ultimately more successful. The organization has a…
Cattlemen’s College Set For New Orleans in January
…a full slate of concurrent educational sessions to follow the morning of Jan. 30. Keynote speaker at the Cattlemen’s College Opening General Session Jan. 30 will be Bill Cordingley, managing…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…competitiveness and opportunities. USDA is investing $91 million through the Telecommunications Programs. The 19 projects will benefit more than 27,000 businesses and households in Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, North…
Input Sought for Voluntary Organic Checkoff Program
…jumpstart the voluntary checkoff program. The programs will enable further investment into areas of critical need and serve as a guide for a formal checkoff type of system. The programs…
Algorithm Helps Focus HLB Scouting
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has been utilizing an algorithm in their programs to find possible HLB infected citrus trees in the state. CDFA’s Victoria Hornbaker said it…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…KB), educational and health care services in rural areas. “Empowering rural Americans with access to services for quality of life and economic development is critical to rural prosperity,” Secretary Perdue…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
…Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, and Yolo counties. The new education specialists will encourage farmers and ranchers to take part in CDFA programs promoting climate-smart agriculture. “Agriculture…
Perdue Talks Possible Trade Aid Adjustments
…and not country averages. “I think we’ve got to look at situations where people had good crops that were totally obliterated,” Perdue says in the DTN report. “These safety-net programs…
Grassley: No Trade Aid for Smithfield Foods
…difficult it is to craft relief programs and keep the payments exclusively in the hands of domestic companies. Companies that have long international reach make it difficult to ensure U.S….
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
…Economist with representatives of all federal agencies with responsibilities in IPM research, implementation, or education programs. These agencies include Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior (DOI), and Department…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…Agriculture (CDFA) Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt spoke at the event and emphasized the importance of programs like FARMER, noting the continued efforts on behalf of CDFA to incentivize the implementation…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The entities expressing interest in hosting EFS and NIFA include educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, state development agencies, county development agencies, municipalities, and for-profit entities. USDA…
Conaway Determined to Complete Farm Bill
…with commodity and conservation programs, along with other titles of the bill. Conaway acknowledged that farmers are well familiar with the history of delays with the farm bill, but added…