Leaders in Urban Ag Needed
With California Ag Today, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.
The definition of “urban agriculture” is one of many examples, from backyard chickens and rooftop gardens to small-scale commercial farming on the edge of cities. However you want to define it, there’s now opportunity for you to be at the forefront on a national scale.
The USDA is seeking nominations for four positions on the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. USDA will accept those nominations until July 7.
The 12-member committee first convened in 2022. Committee members provide input on policy development and help identify barriers to urban agriculture as USDA works to promote urban farming and the economic opportunities it provides across the country.
“The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Committee has already submitted more than a dozen recommendations to the Ag Secretary and continues to provide direct feedback to USDA about how to better serve producers and communities,” says Terry Cosby, Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
More information is at usda.gov.
And since we’re talking urban ag, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Farm to Fork announced in March the Urban Agriculture Grant Program – was awarding $11.67 million to 33 projects in the state.
