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Release: Private exporters reported sales of 196,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


FNS Awards $741,751 to Wisconsin to Improve Fraud Prevention, Detection in SNAP

Release: CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Updated Aug. 16, 2022) USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.


USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 10

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Northeast and Midwest grant opened on Aug. 10.


USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting Aug. 10

Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program grant opened on Aug. 10.



Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the inclusion of a Fruit and Vegetable Name Validation List to verify spellings on the APHIS Core Message Set website. The list provides genus, species, subspecies, and variety names ...


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 133,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.



Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG®, an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the eastern United States to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies into America’s heartland.


Release: By Tricia Kovacs, Deputy Administrator. Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service. Across the country, coast to coast, Alaska to Hawaii, farmers markets are providing people with fresh, locally sourced food and bringing communities together. USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack has...


Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


USDA-RBCS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 8

Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant opened on Aug. 8.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on Sept. 22

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Conservation Technical Assistance: Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) Cooperative Agreements grant opened on Aug. 8.


USDA Partners with 37 States and Territories to Issue Child Food Benefits for Summer

Release: Washington, D.C., July 11, 2022 (updated: August 8, 2022) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with states and territories across the country, is working with urgency to provide food benefits for the summer months to eligible children. As of August 8, 37 states and territories, including Puerto Rico, are set up to provide these benefits to an estimated 25 million children.


Public notices: Agriculture Department publishes 18 in week ending July 23

There were 18 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending July 23, according to the Federal Register.


USDA Invests $14.5 Million in Taxpayer Education, Program Outreach Efforts for Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing in two outreach and education efforts for farmers and ranchers, including those who are new to farming or who have been historically underserved by USDA programs. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is investing $10 million for agriculture-oriented...


Aug. 6 sees Congressional Record publish “Text of Senate Amendment 5292” in the Senate section

“Text of Senate Amendment 5292“ was published in the Senate section on pages S4295-S4296 on Aug. 6


USDA Extends Public Comment Period to August 23 and Posts Public Webinar for the Proposed Rule to Promote Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period for its proposed rule titled Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments for an additional 15 days through Aug. 23, 2022. The proposed rule published ...


Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers

News Release: New Program Outperforms Predecessor Disaster Program in speed of assistance and almost 90% reduced application burden, Online Analytics Now Available


What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on Aug. 8

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 8.