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The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is holding its 2025 Spring Meeting virtually. The meeting begins with public comment webinars April 22 and 24, 2025, 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm Eastern. The public meeting will take place April 29 through May 1, 2025, 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm daily. The meetings are free, open to […]
Southern University’s Agricultural Research and Extension Center has a new publication available online, Ethnic Vegetable Planting Guide: A Guide for Planting and Harvesting Ethnic Vegetables for the U.S. Deep South. The authors note that many tropical vegetables can grow successfully in the sub-tropic portion of Louisiana. This 36-page guide helps small farmers and urban farmers […]
Applications are due by May 8, 2025. The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center is accepting applications through the Dairy Marketing and Branding Services Grant Program. This program provides funds to help established value-added dairy processors, producer associations, and dairy brands strengthen their brand and expand market reach. This funding supports hiring professional marketing or branding […]
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced that 11 Wisconsin companies received a total of $248,840 in Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) grants to support projects that help grow the local food economy. BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin’s agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses […]
A study published in Global Change Biology by researchers from Science and Technology Centers of the National Science Foundation asserts that the future of farming lies at the intersection of scientific disciplines. The research focused on five case studies that demonstrate how collaboration between the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, and data science can transform […]
Washington State University reports that scientists have developed a food block for honey bees that can sustain a colony without access to pollen. They compare the product to a livestock feed and say it can help reduce bees’ vulnerability to colony collapse by addressing the problem of feed shortages in their environment. The bee feed […]
In 2024, the Virginia General Assembly passed a Virginia Verified Meat certification program for qualifying cattle, goats, sheep, and swine. The program is administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which has just unveiled its first brand line, “Virginia Verified Beef.” The brand demonstrates to consumers that the product was bred, born, […]
The application deadline is May 28, 2025. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is accepting applications for the Massachusetts Food Ventures Program designed to increase access to healthy, affordable food options and improve economic opportunities for low to moderate income communities. Key areas for investment include: food processing infrastructure to meet the needs of the […]
Applications are due by May 19, 2025. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is accepting applications from municipalities, nonprofits, educational and public health institutions, and established urban farmers for the Urban Agriculture Program. This program seeks proposals that demonstrate strategies for municipalities to increase access to affordable, fresh food for urban residents, address the challenges […]
Applications are due by May 9, 2025. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting proposals from charitable food assistance organizations for the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program . The state program provides grants to charitable food assistance organizations to purchase Virginia Grown agricultural products that must be distributed to food insecure Virginia […]
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