Grants
The program funds innovative projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops; applications due July 7.
Funding opportunities include FMPP, LFPP and RFSP; applications due June 27.
Farm Journal’s beta Climate-Smart Opportunity Navigator tool seeks to match growers with Climate-Smart Commodities grants tailored to their operation.
Ag experts and producers are sharing how they sift through the hype and find practical ways to move the needle.
The grants — also available in Nebraska and Rhode Island — aim to bolster the processing, aggregation and distribution of agricultural products in the states.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving $12.1 million in Farm to School grants — the most awarded since the annual program began in 2013.
The Pennsylvania mushroom industry won a grant from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to study how to better use the spent compost from growing mushrooms.
D’Arrigo Brothers of New York donated $15,000 to Paws of War to provide three trained service dogs to combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
More than $70 million will be distributed this year to winning applications from the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
The Matthews, N.C.-based grocer partnered with Virginia Produce to support students pursuing careers in production agriculture.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2018-19 budget includes $12.5 million from the general fund dedicated to fighting huanglongbing.