…Incentives Program (EQIP), and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Approximately $53 million will be made available for conservation practices and initiatives conducted through EQIP. Additionally, approximately $11 million will be…
California Agriculture Represented in East Africa Trade Mission
…Partnership was launched to promote improved relations between the two countries. The partnership and upcoming trade mission are also part of the overall goals outlined in the Proposer Africa initiative…
New Zealand Plans to Tax Cow Methane
New Zealand is the Latest Country to Tax Cow Burps. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cow dung on the forecourt Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash New…
USDA Providing Relief to Qualified Borrowers Struggling to Make Payments
…farmers.gov. More tools to come Similar to other USDA assistance, all of these payments will be reported as income and borrowers are encouraged to consult their tax advisors. USDA also…
MSOB: Development of Biologicals Increasing, But Adoption Could Improve
…conservation programs, or otherwise through this new initiative by USDA, that we’d see a lot of people in today’s world ready to try something different,” Merrigan noted. Listen to the…
Smithfield Sending Food to Florida
…hunger-relief initiative Helping Hungry Homes® and recently pledged to donate an additional 200 million servings by 2025. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. Smithfield Sending Food…
California’s 30×30 Conservation Plan Moving Forward
…also held in Sacramento recently to jumpstart collaboration and community engagement for the initiative. “Conserving nature is a key part of combating climate change and protecting life across the world,”…
State Revises California Cotton Acreage, Now Totaling 131,801 Acres
…A significant revision was noted in the split between Pima and upland cotton. Statewide Pima acreage is now being reported as 113,858 acres. For upland cotton, acreage has been revised…
Study Highlights Economic Impact of Fresh Produce Industry
…of industry employment. More than $120 billion in labor income including wages and salaries, benefits, and proprietors’ income is generated through the industries. Federal, state, and local taxes that come…
U.S. Fertilizer Production to Be Supported By $500 Million Investment
To help mitigate increasing prices for fertilizer, $500 million in grants will be made available to support domestic fertilizer production. Funding for the initiative is being made possible through the…
Cotton Program in USDA Partnership
…grow and explore new opportunities that will improve their environmental footprint.” The project is a multi-stakeholder initiative that also includes the National Cotton Council’s export arm Cotton Council International, Cotton…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…available at usda.gov/climate-smart-commodities. These include: Climate-Smart Agriculture Innovative Finance Initiative: This project, which will cover more than 30 states, will use innovative finance mechanisms to accelerate climate-smart practice uptake by farmers, leveraging private sector…
Industry Needs Will Guide UC Organic Agriculture Institute Efforts
…Extension Initiative, and it was successfully funded,” Wilson explained. “We have a postdoctoral scholar who’s moving out in the next couple of weeks and she’s going to start developing this…
Weed Management Technology Survey Seeking Grower Feedback
…and leafy greens.” The survey is part of a USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative planning grant. Information gathered through the questionnaire will be used to develop a multi-regional USDA grant…