One of the recent programs receiving funding through the Farm Bill will directly help smaller specialty crop growers. Program Boosts Farmers’ Markets Agriculture Marketing Service Administrator Anne Alonzo says the…
United States and Brazil Reach Agreement to End WTO Cotton Dispute
…dispute. Brazil has also agreed not to bring new WTO actions against U.S. cotton support programs while the current U.S. Farm Bill is in force or against agricultural export credit…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…diverse markets. Additionally, many of these grants will allow even the smallest producers to take advantage of the latest innovations in ag production.” USDA is investing $3 million through the…
2014 Grant Awards to Support Farmers Markets, Local Food and Organic Production
Alonzo The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo discusses the AMS Fiscal Year 2014 grants for farmers markets and other local food promotion efforts….
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…activities for farmers markets, CSAs and other direct producer-to-consumer outlets for local food. “These Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grants provide farmers and ranchers around the country with…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. SNAP – the nation’s…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…with the goal of wide-scale adoption to address water quality and quantity, air quality, energy conservation, and environmental markets, among other natural resource issues. For a full list of national…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…markets for water quality and have shown how farmers and ranchers may use fertilizer, water and energy more efficiently. Since 2009 through this year’s funding, 323 projects were or are…
Federal Officials to Tour Southern California Agriculture
…crossing; Vessey & Company. Sept. 17 (Imperial County): Farm Credit Ag Center; Imperial Irrigation District; Imperial County Farm Bureau; Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association; El Toro Export; Ametza. Sept. 18…
AgNet West Now on KYNO in Fresno
…by AgNet West and currently also airs in the Merced and Tulare markets. The show is a news/talk format, featuring the latest Central Valley agriculture news and interviews, as well…
Huge Apple Crop Complications
…Complications California’s apple export window is relatively small and can change in length. Ott says the flood of apples from the U.S. added with the global export issues equals a…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality…