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USDA has unveiled a new rural energy resource guide that will make it easier for rural communities to identify federal funding for clean energy. Bright Ideas: Federal Resources to Boost Energy Efficiency in Rural America showcases USDA Rural Development programs that are helping individuals and organizations finance renewable energy systems and infrastructure across rural America. […]
Scientists at the USDA Southwest Climate Hub and California Climate Hub have developed a browsable map-based tool that addresses water scarcity in the U.S. Southwest. The Water Adaptation Techniques Atlas (WATA) consolidates over 200 case studies on research and practices that water managers and producers can use to find location-specific and topical information to make […]
AgMission™, a global initiative co-founded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) to unlock agriculture’s potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has partnered with PepsiCo to award three grants to researchers in Australia, Mexico and Canada, for a total combined $6.7 million investment to support evidence-based research […]
USDA and Reinvestment Fund are launching the Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund (FARE Fund), a new program under the Healthy Food Financing Initiative to increase access to healthy foods in communities underserved by grocery stores. The FARE Fund will make $60 million available in loans, grants and technical assistance for food retail and food […]
Penn State Extension and Cornell University collaborated on the production of four new videos for grape growers that focus on “clean” grapevines. The videos explain the National Clean Plant Network and certified grapevines, describe what makes a grapevine clean, detail the steps for clean plant production and sale, and discuss how and why growers can […]
USDA Food and Nutrition Service published a memo on the recent expansion of the geographic preference option in the final rule “Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans” that was published on April 25, 2024. Changes to the rule help ease challenges for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) related to […]
National Public Radio’s Morning Edition reported on research in Iowa that’s exploring how to preserve agriculturally valuable land and produce energy at the same time through agrivoltaic development. Researchers from Iowa State University are testing different configurations of solar panels with a variety of crops to find out what combinations work best. The arrangement can […]
Applications are due May 22, 2024. Federal funding is available in Wisconsin through USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to encourage and promote conservation planning and conservation practice implementation in urban, suburban, and other small-scale type agricultural operations. Emphasis will be placed on projects that establish new demonstration community gardens, or enhance and expand existing community […]
Proposals must be submitted by May 15, 2024. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is inviting applications for $4.8 million in federally funded grants to purchase equipment needed to strengthen the middle of the food supply chain—between the farm field and the consumer’s table. Grants of $10,000 and $100,000 are available for equipment purchases only. Funds may […]
A new report from the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, Costly versus Cost-effective: How EQIP can be improved to serve more farmers and the climate, suggests reforms to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The report found that more than $182 million in EQIP funding for 2023 was spent on 10 practices designed for […]
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