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Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 Billion in Community Wildfire Defense Grants from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, July 26, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today launched a new $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. This new, five-year, competitive program funded by President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is designed to assist at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, non-profit organizations, state forestry agencies and Alaska Native corporations with planning for and mitigating wildfire risks.


USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 7

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Northeast-Midwest grant opened on July 27.


Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2022-26. July 25, 2022To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) are establishing a quarantine for citrus canker for ...


“AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC)“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E787 on July 27


Delegations of Authority discussed on July 26 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Utah Legislature Enlists Local Nutrition Coalition in Fight Against Food Insecurity

Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, with guest author Paul Birkbeck, SNAP Program Specialist, Utah Department of Workforce Services.


Agriculture Committee and the bills it addressed on July 26

There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture Committee on July 26.


USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting July 27

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 West grant opened on July 27.


USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 7

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Southern grant opened on July 27.


What did Agriculture Department publish on July 26?

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting July 27

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Tribes grant opened on July 27.


USDA Begins Issuing Payments for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) accepted SMHPP applications through April 29, 2022.


APHIS Announces New NAPPO Strategic Plan (2022-2026)

Release: On July 13, the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) Executive Committee approved the new 5-year Strategic Plan (2022-2026). You can view the new and on the NAPPO website.



USDA Awards over $70 Million in Grants, Increases Access to Local, Healthy Foods for Kids

News Release: Washington, D.C., July 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding more than $10 million in Farm to School Grants to 123 projects across the country. Additionally, for the first time, the department is empowering states with $60 million in non-competitive grants to develop stronger and sustainable Farm to School programs over the next four years. Both actions will help more kids nationwide eat healthy, homegrown foods.


Release: Washington - The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced “northern giant hornet" as the common name for Vespa mandarinia (Asian giant hornet) in their list of “Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms" on July 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) supports ESA’s plans to adopt this new common name, as well as new common names for two additional hornet species.


Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month" for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). USDA and its partners are asking residents to check their trees for this invasive insect and the damage it causes. August is the most important time of year to look for the beetle because it is when people are most likely to see adult beetles.


There is one release scheduled to be published on July 27.


What releases are upcoming from the Rural Utilities Service on July 27

There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 27.