…group of farmer-directors who oversee the investments of a checkoff program on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. The USB provided some funding support for the development of Goodyear’s soybean…
Urban Agriculturalists Hoping for Beneficial Legislation
…establish an Office of Urban Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture and make urban agriculture activities eligible for funding from USDA programs. The bill, introduced by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, was…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
Professor Steve Knapp, director of the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program, in a breeding greenhouse. The US Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant of $4.5 million to the…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…industry. Funding is made through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Specialty crops generally fetch high value for the farmers, but require more intensive…
Cargill Investing in Clean Meat Startup
…funding that also included investments from Bill Gates and others. The “clean meat” sector claims it is creating products that are better for the environment than meat from traditional feedlots…
ABC / Disney Settlement with BPI Worth More Than $177 Million
…on Disney’s disclosure, it appears that Disney is funding $177 million of the settlement and its insurers are paying the rest.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
SNAP Battle Top Obstacle for Farm Bill
House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson says the biggest problem facing legislators as they write the new Farm Bill isn’t just funding. Peterson told sugar producers and processors this…
California FFA: Agricultural Education Funding Vital
Members of the House Committee on Agriculture recently heard from nearly 100 Californians on a variety of topics including the need to invest in agricultural education. The committee held a…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, authorized by the 2014…
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
…to the committee during the 2 1/2 hour listening session Saturday morning. Topics covered every aspect of farming with an emphasis on trade funding. You can listen to the entire…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…poultry, pork, and fish that people consume every day. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “To ensure…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…Gillam’s upcoming anti-glyphosate book. Gillam is paid by an organization that gets the majority of its funding from OCA. Here an OCA-sponsored author gets a plug for a book from…
Bankers List Goals for New Farm Bill, Ways to Prevent Farm Crisis
…provide continuity and enable agricultural producers and their lenders to engage in multi-year business decision making. Kluesner urged Congress to authorize permanent funding mechanisms for USDA farm loan programs and…
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…funding, according to organizers, will fuel further expansion and more farms. AgFunder, a portal connecting ag innovators with investors, says the investment is a “testament to the strength of the…