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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting April 14

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program grant opened on April 14.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture Establish New Program to Support Rural Health Care Providers, Invests $43 Million

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the establishment of a program under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to expand rural hospitals and providers’ access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and supplies, while helping rural health ...


Release: WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 Today, in support of Executive Order 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support to Underserved Communities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made its (PDF, 500 KB) publicly available. The plan outlines actions USDA will take to advance programmatic equity to improve access to programs and services for underserved stakeholders and communities.


USDA-RBCS grant application closes on June 13

Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant grant opened on April 14.


USDA Announces $9.98 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has awarded $9.98 million to 14 collaborative, multi-state projects impacting 28 states to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops. The funding is made possible through the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP), reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 29

NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 - Caribbean Area grant opened on April 13.


Chairman David Scott Announces Participation from Beef CEOs for Upcoming Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released the following statement announcing the participation of the CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef Packing for the House Agriculture Committee’s upcoming hearing on cattle markets...



The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on April 12 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 31

Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Funding- NEBRASKA grant opened on April 13.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Tennessee NRCS General Conservation Agreements grant opened on April 13.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that it has signed its first cooperative agreement under the new Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) with the Colorado Department of Human Services. Colorado is the first state to enter into a cooperative agreement under the program.


Release: At an Eradication Crossroads. In the early 1970s, USDA’s progress in eradicating screwworm-among the deadliest and most vicious of livestock pests-was at a crossroads. Department scientists had revolutionized the country’s battle against the insect by creating a new technology. The concept was simple ...


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 12

NRCS Vermont Easement Support (Outreach, Acquisition, Stewardship, and Ecological Monitoring) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 grant opened on April 12.


Fall Seasonal Effects Connected to E. coli Outbreaks in Bagged Romaine

News Release: ALBANY, Calif., April 12, 2022-Agricultural Research Service scientists have begun to uncover details underlying a pattern of seasonal E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to bagged romaine lettuce.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 12

Kansas - Conservation Collaboration Agreements grant opened on April 12.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.