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USDA Invests More Than $59M to Improve Dietary Health and Nutrition Security

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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Utah is announcing the FY2023 first-round funding signup for Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) - Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC)

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USDA Breaks Ground on New Soil Research Buildings in Auburn, Alabama

News Release: AUBURN, ALABAMA, Nov. 28, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Auburn University's College of Agriculture, and the Auburn Research Technology Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new research facility housing the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory.

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Statement from Secretary Vilsack on President Biden's Call for Congress to Adopt Agreement to Avert Rail Stoppage

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2022 – "I take seriously overriding the ratification procedures and the views of those who voted against the agreement. But in this case – where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt American agriculture and millions of other working people and families –Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal. There is no time to waste on political gamesmanship or the search for a more perfect resolution.

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USDA Designates Two Arkansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

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USDA Designates Seven Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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Sanders Resource Advisory Committee discussed on Nov. 28 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Increasing Crop Insurance Flexibility for Sugar Beets discussed on Nov. 28 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Nov. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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USDA Designates Platte County, Missouri, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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Blackburn: 'American farmland should be for American farmers — period'

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) says the Chinese government has malign intentions for owning American farmland and should be banned from buying any more.