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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 17

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Agricultural Systems grant opened on Feb. 17.


USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 17

Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program grant opened on Feb. 17.


USDA Files Action Against Frozen Food Development Inc. in Pennsylvania for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Frozen Food Development Inc. (Frozen Food) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from Pennsylvania, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 22 produce sellers in the amount of $2,479,131 from July 2021 through June 2022.


Secretary Vilsack Awards Employees for Exceptional Service Supporting, Advancing U.S. Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2023 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today presented the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) highest honor to 39 teams of distinguished employees who made the most significant accomplishments that support USDA’s mission, strategic goals, objectives and priorities. Vilsack also presented a Secretary’s Act of Valor Award to a team that risked injury to themselves by attempting lifesaving actions during a disaster response.


USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation program offered by the U.S.


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Biden-Harris Administration Provides $262 Million to Improve Access to Jobs, Health Care and Infrastructure Across the Rural Partners Network

News Release: The funding will help people living in historically underserved communities in 9 states and Puerto Rico




Agriculture Department discusses Information Collection: Special Use Administration on Feb. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Nomination of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small to Serve as Deputy Secretary of USDA

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 - “The nomination of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to rural prosperity, advancing equity, and making USDA the best place to work. As Under Secretary for Rural Development, Torres Small has been an ...


News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the baseline for the 2023 farm bill.


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Release: Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is a disease caused by blood-parasites, Theileria equi or Babesia caballi. These parasites are naturally transmitted by certain species of ticks. If not treated, horses can be chronically infected with this disease. They may show no clinical signs or vague signs such as exercise ...



USDA-NIFA grant application closes on April 17

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children National Workforce Strategy Development grant opened on Feb. 16.


Biden-Harris Administration Provides $262 Million to Improve Access to Jobs, Health Care and Infrastructure Across the Rural Partners Network

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is providing $262 million to improve access to jobs, health care and infrastructure for people in historically underserved communities across the Rural Partners Network (RPN).


USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Indiana

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Indiana for more than $4.4 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.


Export Sales to Mexico

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