by Katherine Ralston, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jeffrey Hyman, Matthew Benson, and Michael Smith USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? USDA’s Farm to School Program was established in 2012 to improve access to local foods in eligible schools through grants and technical assistance. Farm-to-school programs bring locally or regionally produced foods into school cafeterias; provide hands-on learning activities such as school …
2020 Vision for School Nutrition in Georgia
The Georgia Departments of Agriculture is proud to be involved in an effort known as the 2020 Vision for School Nutrition in Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black has an update on this program.
$1.7 Million to Support Research at Tribal Colleges and Universities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $1.7 million in funding to build research capacity at land-grant tribal colleges and universities. Funding is made through NIFA’s Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP). “1994 land-grant universities represent a critically important part of our nation’s construct of academic institutions providing the leadership to address nutritional security …
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $18.9 million in funding for eligible 1890 land-grant colleges and universities to obtain or improve agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment. The 1890 Facilities Grant Program helps the eligible institutions educate the future workforce in the food, agricultural and human sciences job sectors. “This funding …
Scholarships Pledged to UF/IFAS Students
Yara International pledges $100,000 in scholarships to UF/IFAS students Yara International has pledged $100,000 in scholarships to students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida to study agriculture. The five-year grant, called the Yara Crop Innovation Scholarship, will be split evenly between undergraduate and graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life …
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