…people who work in forestry, livestock production and rural recreation are busiest during the summer. “People who will be directly affected by these documents need time to review them thoroughly,”…
Funding to Train the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders
…of sustainable forestry. Applications are due September 22, 2016. See the request for applications for more information. Since 2009, NIFA has invested in and advanced innovative and transformative initiatives to…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…Carolina to announce the launch of the African American Forest Restoration and Retention project, jointly led by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…event sponsors included the National Association of Conservation Districts and Forests Ontario. Each year, NCF-Envirothon is organized with the assistance of numerous local conservation districts, forestry associations, educators, and cooperating…
Farming from the Heart- Cal Poly Student’s Forestry Insight
Corryn talked to Cal poly student Tori Norville at Big Creek Lumber earlier this month. Tori is on the Cal Poly Loggers team. She spoke to us about the forestry…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…end the scourge that is ‘fire borrowing.’” The House bill – passed on Wednesday – would allocate $244 million for the Forest Service’s State and Private Forestry programs, which is…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…of acres of healthy watersheds in Northern California. Awarded in partnership with the non-profit U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, these funds are part of $1.4 million in grants for…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…means to agriculture and how USDA is helping the agriculture and farming sectors mitigate and adapt to this challenge, visit USDA’s Medium entry, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…buying and selling of livestock, the National Pork Producers told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. “Pork producers are very concerned about the so-called GIPSA Rule,” said NPPC…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…them assurances that their product was made using renewable materials, such as plants or forestry materials. Investments in renewable energy and the biobased economy are a leading part of USDA’s…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…forestry materials. Science funded by AFRI is vital to meeting food, fiber, and fuel demands as the world’s population is projected to exceed nine billion by 2050 and natural resources…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…work to mitigate climate change can be found in the Department’s most recent entry on Medium, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Science funded by AFRI…
Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Examined
Subcommittee Examines the Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a hearing…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…conservation, forestry, and energy programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and expand renewable energy production in the agricultural and forestry sectors. Through this initiative, USDA is committing…