Us Department of Agriculture
Recent News About Us Department of Agriculture
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June 5 is the deadline to apply for part of $500,000 in federal grant funding for projects that incorporate innovative conservation practices into agricultural production in the Pacific Islands area.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has launched the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) competition.
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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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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 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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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.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 10 announced details of a $75 million investment in conservation assistance for producers who transition to organic production as part of the multi-agency Organic Transition Initiative (OTI).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $40 million into 31 projects through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, which includes the Innovative Technologies to Reduce Beef Industry GHG Emissions project led by Colorado State University (CSU).
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Low-income Mississippi residents in six counties may be eligible for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) due to severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred starting on March 24, according to a press release.
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In an April 6 press release, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be investing $40 million this year for 31 new projects through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $40 million in rural New Mexico to get high-speed internet service to the people who work and live there.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking for applicants interested in serving on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service recently signed a cooperative agreement with the Forest County Potawatomi Community.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to address the discrimination applicants have faced when applying for loans through the department's farm lending programs.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a $2.7 billion investment by the Biden Administration to help 64 rural electric cooperatives and utilities modernize and expand the rural electric grid for increased security.
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An iconic national forest in Puerto Rico is getting $1 million from the Forest Service to improve a parking lot with just a few hundred spaces to better accommodate the thousands of cars arriving each day.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota are partnering to promote the purchase and distribution of local and traditional foods.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh will be leading an agribusiness trade mission in East Africa.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing more than $71 million to help underserved communities through two USDA programs.