By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts to protect American agriculture and natural resources over the past year. “APHIS has worked hard this last year to address vulnerabilities in our food ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
Release: Washington - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture issued the following statement highlighting key accomplishments to promote food and nutrition security at the Department of Agriculture since the Biden-Harris Administration took office on Jan. 20, 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
Release: By Cindy Long. Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact everyone, many Americans grapple with food insecurity. This past year, in fact, over 29 million adults and 12 million children struggled to afford food, while more than 1 in 5 Black and Latino adults...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed Secretary Vilsack’s statement highlighting USDA’s work to promote food and nutrition security. Senator Stabenow has been instrumental in passing legislation ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
Release: Marking the completion of the Biden-Harris Administration's first year in office, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week highlighted key accomplishments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support Administration priorities, including creating markets for U.S. agriculture, addressing the climate crisis, promoting nutrition and food security, and advancing equity and diversity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint seven U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 - USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is committed to promoting equity and inclusion through its federal nutrition assistance programs and today, is celebrating advancements made over the past year while acknowledging the long journey ahead. Throughout the past year, the...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: By Cindy Long. Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is committed to providing equitable access to food to all Americans, but racial disparities in food security still exist. With the rate of food and nutrition insecurity higher among Black, Hispanic, and Native...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: Washington - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement highlighting key steps the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken to advance equity under the Biden-Harris Administration. Under Secretary Vilsack’s leadership, USDA has taken bold, historic action toward rooting out generations of systemic racism, deeply integrating equity in decision-making and policymaking inclusive of all USDA employees and customers.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing “To Review the State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack".
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December 30 could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s first-year accomplishments to help ensure that rural residents and businesses have equitable access to housing, health care, economic development and other essential services.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants grant opened on Jan. 20.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program grant opened on Jan. 20.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement after today’s hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed USDA’s work to advance equity under the Biden-Harris Administration. In her work on the 2018 Farm Bill and American Rescue Plan Act, Senator Stabenow has made it a priority to build out opportunity across the food system for farmers no matter who they are, where they live, or what they grow.
