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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced that the Committee advanced Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights to the full Senate for consideration.
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The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Equity Commission presented an interim report to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, which included 32 recommendations on how to remove barriers to inclusion and access.
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News Release: Washington, March 1, 2023 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first steps in its process for providing financial assistance to farmers, ranchers or forest landowners who have previously suffered discrimination with respect to USDA farm lending programs. In addition, USDA ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the hearing to review the conservation and forestry titles of the farm bill.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today previewed plans to provide up to $250 million in assistance to rice farmers and what steps they can take to be prepared to sign up when the program is released later this spring. USDA is sharing information early so producers can prepare for program signup, which will include a pre-filled application in an effort to simplify and streamline the application process.
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Release: By Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Acer Access and Development Program grant opened on March 1.
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The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a share of $70 million to fund projects improving outreach to underserved food producers and communities about the department's conservation programs and services.
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Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program grant opened on March 1.
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Release: "Good morning, and welcome to the first House Committee on Agriculture hearing of the 118th Congress. Our focus this morning will be on the headwinds facing production agriculture. Without a comprehensive understanding of industry’s challenges, we cannot write an impactful Farm Bill that addresses the needs of those who grow, process, and consume the food, fuel, and fiber we are blessed to produce here in the United States.
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Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.) called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) America’s greatest threat and has supported and co-sponsored legislation to hold the CCP accountable for recent actions.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Initial report from the USDA Equity Commission’s Agriculture Subcommittee provides 32 recommendations to remove barriers to inclusion and access at USDA
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The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.