…critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets…
CDFA Awards $3.6 Million to Assist Farmers with Drought Through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is part of emergency drought Legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this year by Governor Brown…
Common Fire Blight Treatments Going Away
…a collaboration with researchers and professors has received a second round of funding to find organic cures for the disease. However Elkins says they are researching outside of those boundaries….
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Directors Support California Farm Bureau’s Voter Guide
…goals included funding for: Water storage that was continuously appropriated, Disadvantaged communities to deal with drinking water solutions, Local entities to assist with groundwater management and Protections for area of…
USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
…ranchers; strengthening 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…
CDFA Announces Notice of Funding Availability for “Calagplate” Grant Program
…youngest citizens.” The CalAgPlate program has sold more than 17,000 special interest license plates. This is the first opportunity for grant funding under the program. Funding is available on a…
California’s Portion of Specialty Crop Funding
Last week the United States Department of Agriculture announced $66 million in funding for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California’s Portion of Specialty Crop Funding California is set…
NRCS Seeks Input on 2015 Conservation Priorities for California
…and funding including drought Roll out of a new application, ranking and contract process to better accommodate conservation planning and to fund projects on a year-round basis STAC input on…
California Agriculture Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
State receives more than $19 million in federal grant funds The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received…
USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
…across the country,” said AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo. “With additional funding from the 2014 Farm Bill, we are able to do even more to help specialty crop growers increase profitability…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces New Support for America’s Specialty Crop Producers
2014 Farm Bill’s marquee specialty crop programs now providing funding Vilsack Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new funding to help grow Florida’s, and the nation’s, specialty crop industries. Specialty…
EPA Announces $183 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in California
…Consolidation Incentive Program, please visit: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/services/funding/ConsolidationIncentive.shtml For more information on EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, visit: https://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/dwsrf/index.cfm For more information on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, visit: https://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/cwsrf/cwsrf_index.cfm…
Program Boosts Farmers’ Markets
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…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…and other business owners who often lack access to the capital and technical assistance they need to grow and prosper,” Harden said. “This funding is an example of the Obama…