…conservation efforts. USDA estimates that the recent investments will generate more than $440 million in additional funding support from communities and other partners. Listen to the radio report below. Regional…
More Than $92 Million in LAMP Grants Being Made Available
Competitive grant funding is available through the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making $92.2 million available for LAMP grants. Funding…
USDA Investing Nearly $22 Million to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Ag
…the funding support looks at the impacts of native perennial monoculture plots on soil health. The project funding announcement is part of a broader USDA effort to mitigate climate change…
UC SAREP Reinstates Grant Program with $77,000 in Awards
…on the program. Eleven recipients were recently named for its 2021 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Small Grants Program. A total of $77,000 in funding will go towards supporting a…
State Senate Lays Out $3.4 Billion Drought Relief Package
…through a variety of funding sources. Federal money from the American Rescue Plan will be combined with funding from the General Fund, as well as an acceleration of General Obligation…
Bids Being Accepted for TEFAP Fresh Produce Packages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting bids for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Pandemic Assistance funding has been made available to supplement the TEFAP program for the remainder…
NRCS Seeking Project Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…program, with more details about this year’s funding opportunities expected in the coming weeks. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
DWR Awards Prop 68 Grant Funding to Six SGMA Projects
…grant funding is being made available for the SGMA projects. The funding support comes from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program. Sixteen individual construction projects within Critically Overdrafted Basins will…
Fruits and Vegetable Purchases Incentivized with American Rescue Plan
…through September 2021; Adding $1.1 billion in new funding for territories that operate nutrition assistance block grants — home to nearly 3 million Americans — to support those hard-hit by…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-27-21
…are affecting ag, more potential funding for CFDA’s most popular sustainably program called SWEEP, and learn the importance of communications between growers and beekeepers. Tune in to the show for…
NACD Provides $13 Million in Technical Assistance Grants
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has awarded $13 million in new technical assistance grants to provide conservation support to communities in over 400 conservation districts. With funding assistance…
SGMA Assistance Bill Moving Through Legislative Process
Assembly Bill 350 seeks to help farmers and ranchers navigate the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The SGMA assistance bill would provide funding for technical support for…
How Public Investment in Ag Research Fills Gaps Left by Private Sector
…Journal Foundation details the many societal benefits gained through publicly funding research. Vice President of IHS Markit Agribusiness Consulting Group, Joe Somers said that private funding plays an important role,…
Central Valley Canals Primed to Receive Support for Failing Infrastructure
…The legislation was introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Jim Costa, John Garamendi, and Josh Harder last week. More than $653 million in federal funding would be provided to…