…suggestions for fiscal year 2023 Plant Protection Act funding. APHIS will provide $75 million in plant protection funding for these projects, including at least $7.5 million for projects under the…
Optimism for Positive Movement with Sites Reservoir Project
…years since funding was approved by voters in California to get moving on new storage projects. But that’s happening,” said Wade. “We’re anxious to see some additional funding go the…
American Agri-Women Name 2022 Champion of Agriculture
…expansion funding. He has also worked to improve wildland management practices and forest regrowth and to help wildfire survivors rebuild. Congressman LaMalfa strongly supports private property rights and has supported legislation…
Up to $65 Million to Become Available to Support Farm Employers with H-2A Workers
Funding from the American Rescue Plan is being set aside to provide assistance for farm employers with H-2A workers. Up to $65 million in support will be made available through…
Representatives Discuss Access to SNAP Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants
…the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Funding for the program is included in the farm bill, and the hearing was part of the committee’s work on the 2023 farm bill. Representative…
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Program Providing Additional Support This Year
…growers are encouraged to apply early. The Almond Board of California (ABC) has been instrumental in funding the program, which has been improved this year to provide even more support…
Significant Advancements Made in Local Food Procurement Efforts
…distributed through the LFS program, to assist states with navigating challenges related to supply chain disruptions. The funding is being provided through USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation and is used to…
USDA Seeks Proposals for Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership
…and grasslands intersect with privately-owned lands. Since 2014, these landscape restoration projects have delivered important forest and rangeland funding to 41 states and Puerto Rico. Photo by Ákos Szabó on…
Vilsack on Food Systems in Farm Bill
While announcing more funding intended to help the nation’s food supply chain and transforming the food system, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration views the next farm bill as…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…applications received were funded. USDA will invest $20 million in funding a backlog of applications as well as an additional $10 million increase in money available for the 2022 funding…
NIFA Invests in Antimicrobial Resistance Mitigation in Food Supply Chain
…being supported through this round of funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The investment is part of NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance…
Biden Administration Makes Further Investments to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain
…investments that promote competition—helping support economic systems where the wealth created in rural areas stays in rural areas—and strengthening rules and enforcement against anticompetitive practices. The funding and new rule…
Deadline Approaching for Climate Smart Partnerships
…for the second round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, June 10. This funding pool includes proposals from $250,000 to $4,999,999 that emphasize the enrollment…
Week in Review: Future of Imidacloprid Use & Billion-Pound Pistachio Crop Potential
…reports are coming in from growers across the state. Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise includes additional incentive funding in the state budget to help address livestock methane emissions. President of…