…to manage funding. The program aims to support crop growers facing low prices, high input costs, and natural disasters. Additionally, the American Relief Act includes up to $20 billion for…
USDA Decides to Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments
By rdonar/DepositPhotos image U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the USDA will release previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy for America Program, Empowering Rural America, and Powering Affordable…
Lawmakers Criticize USDA Decision to Halt Food Bank Funds
Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has decided to halt $500 million in funding for food banks across the country, a move that has…
Almond Board of California Seeking New Board Candidates
…domestic and international audiences through marketing efforts, funding and promoting studies about almonds’ health benefits, and ensuring best-of-class agricultural practices and food safety. ABC encourages eligible women, minorities and people…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-27-25
…need for grant recipients to rewrite their funding purposes to align with the administration’s energy goals. The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which supports rural energy projects, has been…
Research Funded into Preventing HPAI in Poultry
Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay The USDA has announced a $100 million funding opportunity for research into preventing highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, with applications due May 19….
CDFA Discusses Benefits of Urban Agriculture
…and creating a resilient food system. The CDFA announced $778,061 in funding for 10 farms, including four in Sacramento, to enhance operations through projects like tool storage and cold storage….
CalCAN Advocates for a Continuous Allocation of CA GGRF for Agricultural Climate Solutions
…GGRF funding. CalCAN met with 30 legislators, representing a quarter of the state legislature, to emphasize the importance of this funding for meeting California’s climate targets and supporting multi-generational family…
USDA Ends Local Foods for Schools Program
Wavebreakmedia/DepositPhotos image The USDA is discontinuing two pandemic-era programs that allocated over $1 billion to help schools and food banks purchase food from local farmers and producers. Of that funding,…
USDA Expediting Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
…and Calculator ECAP payments will be issued as applications are approved. Initial ECAP payments will be factored by 85% to ensure that total program payments do not exceed available funding….
Scholarship Offers Opportunity for Vineyard and Winery Workers’ Families
…guilty for leaving their families. This funding helps students and their families achieve their dream of earning a degree and pursuing a career. Past recipients have demonstrated the impact of…
UC Davis Launches Website and Video Series Titled “From Labs to Lives”
…reduced funding. The website features video interviews with faculty, downloadable resources like flash cards and fact sheets, and research briefs on federal agency impacts. UC Davis Launches Website and Video…
USDA Releasing Funding in Contracts for Environmental and Conservation Program
DepositPhotos image USDA is releasing $20 million in contracts for environmental and conservation programs, in line with White House directives, and will honor existing contracts to farmers. USDA Releasing Funding…
California Senate Bill Seeks to Protect Farmland from Development
…Senate Bill 462 (SB 462) seeks to strengthen funding for farmland conservation amid growing efforts to preserve open spaces in the Bay Area and beyond. The bill would enhance the…