…an issue I’ve made a high priority. We’ve outlined these goals in a new, multi-year Nutrition Innovation Strategy released earlier this year. As part of this plan, we promised to…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…and Senior VP, Gov. Relations Food Marketing Institute Dana O’Brien Executive Vice President Biotechnology Innovation Organization William Davis Executive Vice President, Farm Credit Banking CoBank Jeff Huckaby President Grimmway Farms,…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…and agricultural products and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the marketing system. Spotted winged drosophila (SWD) is an invasive fruit fly that…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
…the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program. Researchers from multiple institutions will be collaborating with organic farmers to determine effective methods of employing no-till farming…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…food supply and the critical role science-based, modern regulatory frameworks are to fostering innovation. Recent advances in animal cell cultured food products present many important and timely technical and regulatory…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…among these projects to help meet the state’s climate goals,” CDFA Secretary Karen Ross said in a press release. “This is the innovation that California farmers are renowned for.” Some…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loan Program, the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program and the Rural Energy for America Program. The Rural Development Innovation…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Offers Startup Funds for Entrepreneurs
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, today opened online applications for its 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Entrepreneurs will compete for $145,000 in startup funds….
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
…million through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) nationally-awarded Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). All three projects support soil health innovations. “These grants will help spur creativity and problem-solving on…
Secretary Perdue Statement on EJC Ruling on Genome Editing
…agricultural products has strategic innovation and trade implications for U.S. agriculture. For this reason, USDA has clear science- and risk-based policies that enable needed innovation while continuing to ensure these…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send your comments to Michele Brooks, Rural Development Innovation Center, Regulations Team Lead, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Stop 1522, Room 1562, Washington,…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
USDA will invest more than $10.6 million for 22 new projects that will drive public and private sector innovation in conserving natural resources in 27 states. The competitive Conservation Innovation…
AFBF Foundation: Apply for John Deere Teacher Resource Kits by Aug. 15
…an educator guide and a classroom set of Ag Innovation ag magazines for kids. Grant winners will be randomly selected from the pool of applicants. Resource kits will be sent…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…grant through the Regional Innovation Strategies i6 Challenge and Seed Fund Support Grants competition and the BlueTechValley innovation cluster funded by the California Energy Commission. For more information, visit www.valleyventures.org…