…the largest share of program payments at nearly $68 million, with California coming in second in overall funding support with dairy farmers enrolled in the program to receive more than…
USDA Announces Support for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…veteran farmers and ranchers. This funding is available through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
…to be evaluated and registered for use. As part of this funding investment, four universities across different U.S. growing regions will lead regional IR-4 programs that will generate additional data…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…the agency continues to distribute funding support to farmers and ranchers under the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). The final language of the resolution also requires Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to…
Sugar Beets Show Strong Potential as Livestock Feed
…evaluating the crop with funding support from the California Dairy Research Foundation to determine the best practices for cultivation on dairy operations. “The sugar beet yields in California are the…
UC ANR Takes In-Depth Look at the Cannabis Industry
…Act. Further complicating matters is the funding support that was allocated to further research on cannabis has yet to arrive as the guidelines for distributing funding have still not been…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-27-19
…signed trade agreement with Japan, ‘Windows of Opportunity’ for summer cover crops, California leading the nation in specialty crop funding and details on the Organic Grower Summit session lineup. Tune…
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that California leads the nation in the amount of funding support received for specialty crops. For the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program,…
CDFA’s New ‘One-Stop-Shop” Farmer Resource Portal
…available grants and loans including programs that prioritize funding for socially disadvantaged farmers, beginning farmers, female farmers, veteran farmers, and urban farmers. Additionally, there is a list of quick links…
Public Comment Sessions for Healthy Soils Program Begin Today
…round of funding. CDFA has received $28 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in 2019, to award grants for agricultural management practices that promote soil health through sequestering carbon and…
California Receives Funding to Support Trade Development
California will be receiving significant funding support to help promote trade development for small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has granted $600,000 to the California Department of Food…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-20-19
…California receiving significant grant funding to support trade development and details on the bee industry watching for more resistance in mites. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Programs Help Producers Reach Dust Reduction Goals
…programs help the industry meet their Almond Orchard 2025 Goals, one of which is to reduce dust at harvest by 50 percent. Find out more about NRCS assistance funding or…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…statement read. “Collectively, we remain committed to working towards creating a successful partnership for funding and implementing the Friant-Kern Canal Capacity Correction Project with our federal, State, and local agency…