We continue our series on the USDA’s need for more funding for forest fire fighting efforts. Susan Carter has more. Forest Service Short of Funds…
Measure to Protect Female Farm Laborers
…1087 establishes new legal authority for the Labor Commissioner to take adverse license actions against sexual predators and increases funding for the Farm Labor Contractor Enforcement and License Verification units….
HLB Funding Showing Results
…in Florida and got an update on the funding that is being put into fighting the problem. HLB Funding Showing Results California and Florida’s citrus industries are in 2 drastically…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
…funding for the 2014 Raisin O.M. Survey. SURVEY HISTORY The collection of objective measurement data on the California grape crop began in 1956. Grape bunches were counted, measured, and weighed…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
…made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…than six times the $394 million that is available in funding for the first year. In the coming months, USDA will begin awarding funding for RCPP projects designed by local…
2013 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
…Regional Office, California sincerely appreciates the nurseries for providing the information. A special thanks is due to the Almond Board of California for providing funding and support for this special…
USDA Announces Grants to Help Veterans and Minority Farmers Get Started in Agriculture
…farming and ranching. The funding, provided through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program, also known as the 2501 Program, will…
Subsidized Pump Test Program
…make the upgrades necessary, something Green says is just an added bonus after a few years. The program has been so popular that the funding available is dwindling and if…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…program. The Chinese partners will provide substantial funding for the new center, with details to be announced this fall. “This is clear evidence that the entire UC system is fully…
USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries
…to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative…
Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced
…progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing…
Help for Rural Californians Suffering Through Drought
…in February. I am proud of the work USDA Rural Development staff in California have done to get this funding to those in need and the work they have done…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…work USDA Rural Development staff in California and Washington, D.C., have done to get this funding to those in need and the work they have done with municipal leaders in…