Nevada Agriculture News & Articles

Uncategorized / July 22, 2020

Summer Savings For Members!

Summer vacation might look a little different this year, but members can save up to 20% off at Choice Hotels. With over 6,800 hotels if you are planning a staycation […]

Uncategorized / July 13, 2020

NDA Animal Disease Lab confirms cases of rabies in Nevada bats

Vaccination and mitigating contact can protect animals and humans The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed seven positive rabies cases in bats in Clark and […]

Uncategorized / July 6, 2020

Preparing For The 2020 Annual Meeting

It’s time to mark your calendars for the 2020 Nevada Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. This year marks the 101stAnnual Meeting and this year’s festivities will take place in Ely, Nevada […]

Uncategorized / July 6, 2020

Pigs In A Pandemic

Las Vegas Livestock is known for their sustainable state-of-the-art systems to convert food scraps generated from the Las Vegas strip into livestock feed. An endless supply of a variety of […]

News / May 28, 2020

Trade School Scholarship Award Application

The Nevada Heritage Foundation is an organization that supports education of Nevada’s youth in agricultural related fields. The Foundation has developed a scholarship for those graduating from a Nevada high […]

News / May 28, 2020

Continuing Education Scholarship Award Application

This scholarship award is available to students currently enrolled in either a traditional or non-traditional post-secondary program and have completed at least one year of higher education. Preference will be […]

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, […]

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program: Request for Proposals