…(NSF), we are able to leverage funding and enhance partnership opportunities to propel us into the future of food and agricultural science.” “These studies will lead to a better understanding…
Rain Proves Need for Storage Projects Progress
…some progress. “We just need to get the funding in place and start moving forward with Temperance Flat and some of the other reservoirs that have been approved,” he said….
Trump Freezes EPA Grants and Communications
…EPA awards roughly $4 billion in grant funding each year. President Trump and his transition team have promised a reduction of regulatory grasp by the EPA, specifically targeting Clean Air…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
…nation’s citrus industry, citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB). UC Riverside will receive $5,112,000 of that funding for a program to design and identify bactericides that can cure…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…a robust farm safety net, promotes farming and ranching practices that are environmentally sound and provides important nutritional funding for our citizens. How our California Congressional delegation helps to shape…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $1.85 million in funding for regional potato breeding research to support the development…
USDA Invests in Citrus Greening Research
…citrus greening disease, aka Huanglongbing. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “The…
Funding to Support Agriculture Programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced availability of $8.8 million in funding to support agricultural science education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Hispanic-Serving…
Western Growers Supports Perdue Nomination
…priorities in areas such as trade, the farm bill, nutrition, research funding and the environment. On behalf of the nearly 2,500 Western Growers members who collectively grow more than half…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $18.9 million in funding for eligible 1890 land-grant colleges and universities to obtain or improve agricultural…
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
…the CRB in funding cutting-edge research has enabled my program to understand how is spread by insects in the grove. This information is critical for scientists to develop new tools…
Funding to Foster the Agricultural Science Workforce
…in funding to strengthen K-14 education in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences. “Nearly 40 percent of jobs in the food, agricultural, and environmental sciences will go…
Support for People with Disabilities in Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $540,000 in funding for state and regional projects that provide education, assistive technology…
$27 Million Available to Support Local Food Sector
…Promotion Program 2016 Report. The LFPP supports projects focused on intermediary supply chain activities for local food businesses. LFPP was established in the 2014 Farm Bill to increase funding for…