There’s a constellation of terms to describe the practices and programs that help maintain the natural resources used in the production of crops, livestock and specialty/permanent crops.

Sac Economic and Tourism Development has been awarded a $90,000 Rural Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote additional business growth in the region.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the National Press Club in downtown Washington that his agency would give a boost to biofuel producers through a Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).