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News Release: Even though roundworms are nearly too small to be seen, they can pose major problems in corn, soybean, peanut and other crops. Collectively, these roundworms are known as plant-parasitic nematodes, and they cause $173 billion in crop losses worldwide each year.
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The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Conservation and Forestry Programs."
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
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The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently made a statement on the nomination of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small to serve as the USDA deputy secretary.
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The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - Connecticut grant opened on Feb. 22.
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NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - New York grant opened on Feb. 22.
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NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - Caribbean Area grant opened on Feb. 22.
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New Mexico Conservation Technical Assistance for Outreach and Education grant opened on Feb. 22.
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Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - Idaho grant opened on Feb. 22.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced today additional professional staff hires as the Committee gears up for the 2023 Farm Bill.
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Risk Management Education Partnership Program grant opened on Feb. 22.
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McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program grant opened on Feb. 22.
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Four projects to provide high-speed internet for rural areas in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi are receiving $63 million in grants from the third funding round of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program.
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News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va., Feb. 21, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $59 million across the country to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural areas.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest more than $48.6 million this year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality, restore forest ecosystems, and ultimately contribute to USDA’s ...