Nevada Agriculture News & Articles

News / May 13, 2020

USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the […]

News / April 24, 2020

Extension offers online guidance for farmers and ranchers during COVID-19

Weekly sessions feature grass-roots experts to answer questions and offer insight The nation’s farmers and ranchers are accustomed to weathering storms in their industry – droughts, floods, wildfires and price […]

News / April 15, 2020

Churchill County Junior Livestock Show Going Virtual

For the last 81 years Churchill County Junior Livestock Show has taken place for 4-H and FFA youth to showcase their market and breeding projects. This year Covid-19 has changed […]

News / April 14, 2020

USDA Announces June 1 Application Cutoff for Conservation Stewardship Program

The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is June 1, 2020. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, […]

News / April 8, 2020

Farmers and Ranchers Are Eligible For Participation In The SBA Paycheck Protection Program

The ink hadn’t dried on the approval of the $2-plus trillion Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the process of convincing the Small Business Administration (SBA) that […]

Blog News / April 3, 2020

Paycheck Protection Loans Available to Farmers, Regardless of Revenue, Apply Now

Yesterday the American Farm Bureau Federation posted an article, Farmers’ Use of Paycheck Protection Loan Depends on ‘Small Business’ Definition, questioning whether the Small Business Administration’s industry-level standards pertaining to […]

News / March 9, 2020

Funding offered to enhance of specialty crops in Nevada

Letters of intent are due March 20 The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is pleased to announce funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) through the United States […]

Media News / March 4, 2020

Nevada Heritage Foundation Scholarship

We are excited to announce the Nevada Heritage Foundation scholarship is now open. This scholarship award is available to students currently enrolled in either a traditional or non-traditional post-secondary program. […]

News / February 26, 2020

Nevada Farms Conference

Farmers Growing Together was the theme of this years Nevada Farms Conference in Fallon, Nevada. The annual conference took place February 20th through the 22nd to bring together producers and […]

News / February 19, 2020

New Scholarship Fund Established with the Nevada Agricultural Foundation

The Nevada Agricultural Foundation (NAF) has received funds to establish the Kent McAdoo Legacy Scholarship Endowment. Kent was a respected Extension Specialist who was dedicated to the stewardship of natural […]

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