News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture News

Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $20.5 million in federal grants to help states and Tribes better protect water sources during forest operations while helping wood processing facilities increase capacity.
Agriculture

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Nov. 22 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture

Agriculture Department discusses Use of a Non-Destructive Surface Sampling Device To Sample Domestic Beef Manufacturing Trimmings and Bench Trim on Nov. 22

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages discussed on Nov. 21 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture

Agriculture Department discusses Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act Funding on Nov. 21

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Michigan

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Michigan for more than $5.8 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
Agriculture

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Nov. 21 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture

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

Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $59.4 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Programs (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive programs designed to encourage families and individuals to eat more healthfully...
Agriculture

Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Lessons Learned From the FTX Collapse, and the Need for Congressional Action

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 “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse".
Agriculture

Rhetoric vs. Reality - The Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act

News Release: In the wake of the FTX collapse, the consumer protections in the bipartisan Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA) are needed now more than ever. The DCCPA would have prohibited the misconduct and risky behavior undertaken by FTX. It is clear that Congress needs to act.
Agriculture

McMorris Rodgers 'deeply concerned' about China buying U.S. agricultural land

A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) says that the Congresswoman supports legislation that would prohibit Chinese entities from buying farmland in the U.S. in the interest of "national and food security."
Agriculture

USDA-APHIS offers new grant application process starting Nov. 21

Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard 2022-2023 Cooperative Agreements grant opened on Nov. 21.
Agriculture

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Kentucky

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Kentucky
Agriculture

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Indiana

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Indiana
Agriculture

USDA Proposes Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC

USDA Proposes Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC
Agriculture

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Shrimp Products

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Shrimp Products
Agriculture

USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Scott Alan Sanders, d/b/a S.A.S. Dairy, d/b/a Sanders Family Cattle Sales and Cathryn R. Sanders, d/b/a Fire Lake Jerseys for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations

USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Scott Alan Sanders, d/b/a S.A.S. Dairy, d/b/a Sanders Family Cattle Sales and Cathryn R. Sanders, d/b/a Fire Lake Jerseys for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations
Agriculture

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Walnut Auction Sales LLC.

USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Walnut Auction Sales LLC.
Agriculture

USDA Announces Initiative to Address Michigan Resource Concerns

USDA Announces Initiative to Address Michigan Resource Concerns
Agriculture

Minnesota NRCS Announces the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Signup Cut-Off for 2023 Funding

Minnesota NRCS Announces the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Signup Cut-Off for 2023 Funding
Your news, delivered.
Subscribe and personalize your weekly Newswire round-up.