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Recent News About U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement last week of a new regional food business center aimed at strengthening food supply chains in the Mississippi Delta region will be good for the area's economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release.
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry called for urgent climate action by partnering and accelerating investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation during the final day of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM) for Climate Summit.
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The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior proposed $2.8 billion in funding for fiscal year 2024 authorized by the Great American Outdoors Act to enhance infrastructure, recreation facilities, federal lands access and land and water conservation.
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Western states are getting a $63 million assist from the federal government to protect their communities from the devastation of wildfires.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking new steps to enhance organic markets and support food producers to make it easier for farmers to enter the organic market.
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The Biden-Harris administration announced a $36 million investment in 100 projects to enhance national forest and grassland infrastructure, improving water, roads, trails, bridges and fish habitats as part of the Investing in America agenda.
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For several years, foreign nationals have been buying up farmland in Oklahoma, and some are now allegedly working with criminal organizations to operate illegal ventures within America.
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Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM) partners from around the globe are increasing their investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently said.
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The finalists selected to lead 12 new regional centers to promote local agribusinesses have been named by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency announced May 3.
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Veterinarians with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are partnering with the Greenville (South Carolina) Zoo to assess the facility's SARS-CoV-2 biosecurity practices, using a standardized tool, according to a news release.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the release of nearly $130 million in extra financial aid to qualifying farm loan program borrowers in financial peril.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the official start of the implementation phase for projects funded through the $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities effort.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will receive $2.29 million in funding from the National Animal Health Laboratory Network Farm Bill program to protect animal health and ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply.
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Low-income individuals living in the Arkansas counties of Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski could qualify for assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced April 28 that it will again allow summertime sales of E15 gasoline nationwide, the second year of such waivers.
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Organizations that assist farmers who are military veterans or in underserved communities can apply for approximately $45 million in federal funding.
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The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed to declare salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when those products exceed a very low level of such contamination.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has given more than $228 million to a program that funds schools, roads and more to more than 700 counties in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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Prior to Earth Day, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed an $18.3 million investment plan to safeguard the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Delaware River Basin.
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An Iowa State University professor and director of the Seed Science Center has been chosen to lead the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.