…Coordination (MAC) System, a method devised by USDA to streamline funding for HLB related projects. The HLB MAC program has already invested millions of dollars in the research and the…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
…County. The NRCS approved plan will evaluate surface and groundwater resources and develop alternatives for any identified resource concerns. Funding for the project is being provided through NRCS’s Watershed Protection…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…having a five-year farm bill. Food Business Network reports that with the expiration of the 2014 farm bill, 39 “orphan” programs lost both authorization and funding. These programs include certain…
Roberts Offers Hope for Temporary Farm Bill Program Funding
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts says he’s working on getting the U.S. Ag Department to extend a “lifeline” to programs that will lack funding if a farm bill doesn’t…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…Agriculture awarded nationwide through the program, California accounted for $22.6 million of the total amount of grant funding. The SCBGP awards funding to state departments of agriculture in all 50…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…$2.895 billion in funding. A total of $1.54 billion would be spent on improving water conveyance, as well as groundwater sustainability and storage, with another $500 million going towards flood…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
…have funding, including the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development program, seen as key units of USDA given the current trade climate. Leaders of the farm bill conference…
On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim
…said the real deadline that would impact farmers is in December. But, as Politico points out, many programs would be left in limbo regarding funding. For instance, mandatory funding is…
Trade Mitigation Package Now Covers Almonds, Cherries
…15, 2019. Almond growers can apply for direct payments of $.03 per pound as part of the trade mitigation package, which authorizes a total of $12 billion in relief funding….
Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Address HLB
…after a recent National Academy of Sciences report suggested research could be better served by funding agencies taking more of a systems approach to address HLB. Schulz noted that Tom…
Foreign Market Development Faces Funding Gap
Organizations that use government funds to promote U.S. commodity purchases in foreign countries could face some funding challenges in the near future. The Hagstrom Report says that will likely happen…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…grant programs. The funding supports a variety of locally-led projects intended to expand markets for local food promotion and specialty crops. “Every state has agricultural priorities that contribute to the…
USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Americans
…working with USDA to also provide funding for these projects. Hazlett announced the awards here today during the Water Pro Conference hosted by the National Rural Water Association. Below are…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
…big challenge there,” Mitchell noted. A total of $1.3 million in grant funding is being made available through the CIG program, $380,000 of which is going to University of California…