The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has received over $4 million to help support specialty crop research. The funding support comes from the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP)…
Almond Update: Webinar to Highlight Incentive Opportunities for Growers
…use efficiency goals. They also can provide funding for soil health practices and recharge,” said Roseman. “They also have a new navel orangeworm practice standard that can help with integrated…
DWR Making Investments in Much-Needed Canal Repairs
…experienced. The latest drought conditions have exacerbated the need to strengthen existing water infrastructure. DWR has released $29.8 million in funding to the Friant Water Authority (FWA) as part of…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…30, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43). This Act includes $10 billion in assistance to agricultural producers impacted by wildfires, droughts,…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…and U.S. agriculture’s ability to be part of the climate solution. As part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the Budget proposes $1.177 billion in funding to…
Progress Made on Sites Reservoir Project Development
…for a WIFIA loan. The Sites Project Authority had initially submitted a letter of intent to apply for WIFIA funding in July of last year. A loan through the WIFIA…
Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline to apply for funding through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Approximately $8.6 million in funding is being made available statewide….
Less Than a Month Left to Apply for Meat Processing Grants
…Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. The maximum award amount available to eligible meat and poultry processors is $25 million, or 20 percent of total project costs. Grant funding is…
Program Helping Protect Pollinators from Invasive Pests
…predatory insects. The USDA’s Plant Protection and Quarantine Program, also known as PPQ, with the help of funding from the Plant Protection Act, PPQ has launched a major survey to…
USDA to Support Domestic Fertilizer Production with New Grant Program
…from the Commodity Credit Corporation. Funding was set aside to address market disruptions through the development of new domestic production programs. Details about the application process will be announced in…
Nearly $20 Million Available for Value-Added Producer Grant Program
…fiscal year 2022, $2.75 million is funding caried over from 2021 COVID-19 relief funds. Additionally, the program is being supported by $17 million in 2018 Farm Bill mandatory funding. Award…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-08-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers CDFA funding biological pest management research, the important variables CFBF is considering in…
Cover Crop Initiative Deadline Extended Through March 10
…in funding support is being provided by NRCS in an effort to improve soil health on agricultural lands through EQIP. Cover crops offer a variety of benefits to producers, including…
House Ag Hearing to Review Farm Bill
…take up 76 percent of the funding in the farm bill, or more than $325 billion dollars. Though crop security is only 9 percent, or a projected $38 billion, crop…