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USDA Designates Six Missouri Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on Aug. 26

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 26.


Statement from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Regarding Weekly Export Sales Reporting

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 Today, USDAs Foreign Agricultural Service launched a new Export Sales Reporting and Maintenance System. This is the system through which U.S. exporters are required, by law, to report any sales transactions entered into with buyers outside the United States for a number of key commodities. The information collected through the system is aggregated and reported to the public each week by FAS.


USDA Invests $121 Million in Critical Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change Across Rural America

News Release: 289 Projects Will Help People in Socially Vulnerable Communities



There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 26.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called “Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements" (ACIR ). ACIR gives users a simple search interface for finding and displaying import requirements for agricultural commodities.


News Release: CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2022-"Natural compounds for the health of plants, humans and the environment" is the title of plant physiologist Stephen O. Duke's presentation as the 2022 ARS Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture, delivered today at 11 a.m. at the American Chemical Society fall meeting in Chicago.


USDA Announces Appointments to Equity Commission Subcommittee on Rural Community Economic Development

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 12 members of the newly established Equity Commission Subcommittee on Rural Community Economic Development (RCED). On April 7, 2022, USDA announced the call for nominations, and applications for membership to ...


USDA-FSA offers new grant application process starting Aug. 24

Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program grant opened on Aug. 24.


USDA Research Facility in Lubbock Commemorates Over 20 Years of Contributions to the Livestock Industry

News Release: LUBBOCK, TEXAS, Aug. 23, 2022-The USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Livestock Issues Research Unit, held today an open house event to commemorate 23 years of accomplished research and contributions to the beef, dairy, and swine industries.


Agency Information Collection Activities: Review of Major Changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program discussed on Aug. 24 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Funding Availability; Transitional and Organic Grower Assistance on Aug. 24

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $100 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure Grants

News Release: Funding Will Increase Availability of Clean Fuels Across the Nation


Release: By Max Young, SNAP Nutritionist and Divyani Pendleton, Colorado SNAP Education and Outreach Administrator.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 517,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


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

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a $3,458,752.00 cooperative agreement with Minnesota to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs. Minnesota is the first state to enter into a cooperative agreement under the program.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on Oct. 25

From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals grant opened on Aug. 24.