…a mission of funding the government past December 7 and addressing any pending appointments. With less than 20 legislative days left in the calendar year, reconciling the House and Senate…
Wildfire Affected Winegrape Growers Seek Congress Support
…claims and fund an aggressive outreach and education program on the benefits of crop insurance coverage. Provide $5.25 million of new funding to support intensive research on smoke exposure and…
Input Sought for Voluntary Organic Checkoff Program
…will include further research into soil health and climate change and funding more organic extension agents. OTA will also be joining the “It’s Not Complicated” campaign from Organic Voices to…
Proposed Bill to Spur Agriculture Innovation
…research and development agreement of some sort. The bill language hopes to encourage private-public partnerships and allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to accept additional funding from other federal agencies,…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. More than 4.5 million residents in 40 states and three territories will benefit from the funding. Below are summaries of some of…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
…Ross signed a memorandum of understanding. The partnership will make funding available to bring on additional personnel to assist with the implementation of more sustainable farming and ranching practices. “This…
Crops of the Future Collaborative Funds Downy Mildew Research at UC Davis
…for areas where a small influx of funding can really make a difference and where there’s not a lot of funding put on a particular area. We also then look…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…a celebration of the $108 million that was awarded through the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) program. “We’re officially retiring old tractors that are Tier 0, or…
California is a National Leader in Agricultural Conservation Investment
…million through EQIP on various conservation projects to benefit things such as water quality and conservation, air quality and forest conservation. “[The funding] went out to help our diverse farmers…
EQIP Funding Continues Even Without A Farm Bill in Place
As many agricultural support programs are left in limbo, EQIP funding will continue despite the lack of a farm bill in place. Through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program known as…
Perdue Announces Funding for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…assistance to underserved and 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…
Roberts: We’re Making Progress on Farm Bill
…member Debbie Stabenow reported that she and House Ag leader Mike Conaway remain at odds over moving funding around in the commodity title. Conaway allegedly wants to move a small…
USDA Partners to Improve Community Infrastructure for 1.1 Million Rural Americans
…Secretary Sonny Perdue, USDA is committed to being a strong partner to building prosperity in rural America through modern infrastructure.” Hazlett announced the funding during a forum co-sponsored by the…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…farm bill expired, programs that were receiving $50 million or less in mandatory funding will not receive any baseline funding beyond that date. A total of 39 programs including bioenergy…