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The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $981 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and Entrepreneurs in 47 States, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $981 million to help create new and better market opportunities and expand essential services for rural people, businesses and entrepreneurs in 47 states, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Monacan Indian Nation

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monacan Indian Nation under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the tribe seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.

Top Box Foods: A Simple and Stress-Free Way to Get Delicious, Nutritious Food in Chicago - Within any Budget

Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, Midwest Regional Office with guest author Olivia Rodriguez, Outreach and Communications Manager, Top Box Foods.

Temporary Change in the Tenant Recertification Requirements discussed on Dec. 6 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Agriculture Department discusses Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Intermountain Region, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming on Dec. 6

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

USDA Cites All Fresh Distributors LLC in Florida for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on All Fresh Distributors LLC (All Fresh), Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Agriculture Department discusses Information Collection Request; Application for Payment of Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died, Disappeared, or Have Been Declared Incompetent on Dec. 6

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Alabama

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Lawrence County, Alabama.

USDA Issues Quarantine Designation for Maui County, Hawaii

News Release: This emergency designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit, through emergency loans, to producers impacted by an animal quarantine designation. Emergency loans can be used to meet various needs including the replacement...

USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) in support of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot effort to end cancer as we know it.

Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Intent To Extend and Revise a Previously Approved Information Collection on Dec. 5

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Inviting Applications for Agriculture Innovation Demonstration Center Grants discussed on Dec. 5 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

USDA Further Invests in Expanding the Reach and Resiliency of the Emergency Food System

Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service is inviting applications for the second of two rounds of grants to improve the reach of The Emergency Food Assistance Program, commonly known as TEFAP. Both rounds of grants totaling up to $100 million and funded...

USDA-RBCS offers new grant application process starting Dec. 5

Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program grant opened on Dec. 5.

USDA Launches New Virtual Nutrition Center of Excellence

Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its new Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) in support of President Bidens Cancer Moonshot effort to end cancer as we know it.

USDA-FNS1 grant application closes on March 6