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USDA News Release The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative. USDA launched this initiative in March to address shortfalls …

The year 2020 brought many challenges that affected everyone, including the California agricultural industry. From securing personal protective equipment (PPE) in the fields and in production lines, to redirecting food from foodservice to retail, to ensuring food banks obtained enough food to feed those in need, the farming community in California rose to the challenge. This annual report will show …

From the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding funding support for six projects to address the impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). A total of $26 million in grant funding is being made available for the SGMA projects. The funding support comes from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program. Sixteen individual construction …

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From a Ventura County News Release The (Ventura County) Board of Supervisors approved an additional $3.65 million in Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to support the Farmworker Household Assistance Program (FHAP) bringing total support to more than $7.1 million to assist farmworkers and their families. This funding will provide financial aid of $1,000 to eligible households who were previously funded through …

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Statement from CDFA Secretary Karen Ross: I am thrilled that someone of Jenny Lester Moffitt’s caliber has been selected by President Biden to serve as USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. In Jenny’s seven years at CDFA (as undersecretary and deputy secretary) she has shown herself to be a tireless advocate for agriculture and the people of California. I …

By Jay Lund, UC Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering California is in the second year of a drought. Governor Newsom (last) week made his first drought declaration.   Just how dry is this drought, so far?  What are some likely implications?  And what might State and local governments do about it? How dry is it?  California Data Exchange …