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USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with West Virginia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with West Virginia for more than $1.2 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.


USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Bishop Paiute Tribe

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Bishop Paiute Tribe under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).


Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA)

Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022. Section 16 of the congressional mandate requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to produce statistics on "the total street dwell time from all causes of marine containers and chassis and the average out of service percentage of chassis."


Corn and soybean production down in 2022, USDA reports Corn stocks down, soybean stocks down from year earlier Winter Wheat Seedings up for 2023

Production for both corn and soybeans declined from last year, according to the 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.


A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry

The food retail sector has experienced substantial consolidation and structural change over the last three decades.


Third Quarter 2022 Average Air Fare Increases 12.7% from Third Quarter 2021

The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the third quarter of 2022 to $384, down 4.7% from the second quarter 2022 inflation-adjusted fare of $402.



Passionate about Good Nutrition for Kids

Prior to becoming the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator, I spent many years with USDA working in the child nutrition space.


Delaware to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid

Delaware to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid


Pennsylvania to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid

Pennsylvania to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid


Georgia and Tennessee to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid

Georgia and Tennessee to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid


Cross-Agency Partnership Explores the Intersection Between Nutrition Security and Behavioral Health and Wellness

Cross-Agency Partnership Explores the Intersection Between Nutrition Security and Behavioral Health and Wellness


Oregon to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid

Oregon to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid


USDA and National Urban League Partner To Promote Equity, Increase Nutrition Security and Expand Services In Underserved Communities Across America

USDA and National Urban League Partner To Promote Equity, Increase Nutrition Security and Expand Services In Underserved Communities Across America


MARAD Announces Nearly $20 Million in Funding Available for Small Shipyard

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of nearly $20 million in Federal Fiscal Year 2023 funding to help modernize small U.S. shipyards and train the workforce in this critical sector.


NTSB Opens Public Docket for 2021 Multivehicle Crash on I-35W in Fort Worth, Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board released today new factual information via the public docket for the multivehicle crash that occurred in the southbound toll lanes of Interstate 35 West (I-35W) in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 11, 2021.


Funding available for livestock producers in western Massachusetts

Funding available for livestock producers in western Massachusetts



NRCS Reminds Landowners to Apply for Assistance to Protect Working Lands and Wetlands

NRCS Reminds Landowners to Apply for Assistance to Protect Working Lands and Wetlands


USDA Floodplain Easement Funding Available To Ohio Landowners

USDA Floodplain Easement Funding Available To Ohio Landowners