Entries by Tracy Mumma

Vermont Invests in Agricultural Infrastructure Development

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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to agricultural producers and processors through the Meat and Produce Agriculture Development Grants program. Thirteen operations across ten Vermont counties received funds for projects investing in infrastructural upgrades, increasing operational efficiency, enhancing food and worker safety, and improving climate resilience. […]

Colorado Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant Program

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Applications are due by July 21, 2024. The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the second year of the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant Program. The maximum grant award is $249,000 for a single project application. Eligible project types include construction or expansion of agrivoltaics systems and demonstration projects, outreach and communication efforts […]

West Virginia University to Study Cattle Grazing with Solar Panels

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West Virginia University announced that it received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study how incorporating solar panels on small cattle farms can pay off in energy production and farm sustainability. As part of a collaboration with Appalachian Renewable Power (ARP), the University will be researching soil, grasses and cattle […]

Food Animal Concerns Trust Surveying Farmers on Needs

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Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is conducting a biennial Farmer Survey to make sure it’s keeping up with and meeting the needs of farmers nationwide. Farmers can choose to answer this five- to 10-minute survey anonymously or add their contact information at the end to be entered into a drawing to receive one of five […]

Northeast SARE Professional Development Program

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Preproposals are due August 6, 2024. Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is accepting preproposals for its Professional Development Program (PDP). The PDP grant program funds projects that develop the knowledge, awareness, skills, and attitudes of agricultural and other service providers about sustainable agriculture practices to teach, advise, or assist farmers. Projects that develop […]

National Strategy Outlines Path to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

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USDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the White House announced the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The strategy provides tangible goals that U.S. government partners, along with retailers and consumers, can work toward to help further prevent the loss and […]

Dairy Processor Modernization Grant

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The application period is open June 27 – August 8, 2024. The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center is offering $1.2 million in Dairy Processor Modernization Grants ranging from $15,000 to $350,000 to address the significant need for investment in processing infrastructure in the Northeast. Funds will support dairy processors in modernizing their processing facility to […]

Beginning Connecticut Farmers Receive Climate Smart Microgrants

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Eighteen new and beginning farmers in Connecticut are receiving microgrants from UConn Extension to help them implement new climate smart farming practices. The microgrants up to $2,400 are for essential equipment, tools, seeds, soil amendments, installation costs paid to contractors, and farm field preparation. They were funded through a Connecticut Department of Agriculture Climate Smart […]

20-Year California Study on Conservation Agriculture Shares Results

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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists conducted a 20-year study of conservation agriculture practices, including no-till, cover crops, and integrating livestock, at the West Side Research and Extension Center in Fresno County, California. They published a summary of their soil and ecosystem study results in California Agriculture. Researchers grew a rotation of cotton-tomato, […]

USDA and FFAR Innovation Challenge

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Applications are due July 29, 2024. USDA and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) launched “Nourishing Next Generation Agrifood Breakthroughs” (Innovation Challenge), a funding opportunity for transdisciplinary teams led by early-career scientists (those who have received a Ph.D. within the past 10 years) to catalyze new discoveries and mobilize transformative research that simultaneously […]