By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 17, 2022
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are partnering to support the procurement and disbursement of locally grown and produced foods.
By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 16, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota are partnering to promote the purchase and distribution of local and traditional foods.
By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 9, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced an agreement with the state of New Jersey for nearly $5 million to boost the state’s purchase of nutritious, locally produced goods for school mean programs.
By USDA Newswire Report | Dec 8, 2022
The U.S Department of Agriculture recently unveiled its Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health, which will help advance the Biden administration’s effort to battle cancer.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility at a university in Alabama was held earlier this week to celebrate a partnership between the school and an agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
Programs aimed at encouraging healthy eating by improving access to fresh produce recently received a big investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 28, 2022
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) says the Chinese government has malign intentions for owning American farmland and should be banned from buying any more.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 26, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invested $59.4 million to improve access to healthy food through Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive programs.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 25, 2022
The eastern division of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe has signed a Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 24, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has proposed science-based changes to the foods provided through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $20.5 million in federal grants to help states and Tribes better protect water sources during forest operations while helping wood processing facilities increase capacity.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service released a new interactive map to demonstrate the progress it is making to address the wildfire crisis in eight states.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled a $21.6 million investment in scientific research to help small businesses develop new innovations for agriculture.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 18, 2022
A longtime partner of the U.S. Forest Service is getting $40 million to preserve and upgrade streams on the nation's wild lands.
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 18, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young announced an investment of approximately $24 million into 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 17, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted the department's initiatives and investments in climate-friendly agricultural practices and forestry at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 16, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the giving of new resources and the forming of new agreements with the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative
By USDA Newswire Report | Nov 9, 2022
The Rural Partners Network has been expanded to 17 communities across four additional states and Puerto Rico
