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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with New Jersey under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.
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October: 55 notices published by Agriculture Department

There were 55 notices published by the Agriculture Department in October, according to the Federal Register.
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Biden-Harris Administration Expands Rural Partners Network to Four More States and Puerto Rico

News Release: The USDA-led Rural Partners Network expands to 17 more communities to help rural people create new and lasting economic opportunities
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Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on Nov. 3 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Biden-Harris Administration Expands Rural Partners Network to Four More States and Puerto Rico

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice, White House Domestic Policy Advisor, today announced the expansion of the Rural Partners Network (RPN) to 17 communities in four more states and Puerto Rico. RPN is an all-of-government program that partners with rural people to access resources and funding to create local jobs, build infrastructure, and support long-term economic stability on their own terms.
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Agriculture Department discusses Directive Publication Notice on Nov. 3

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Vermont

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Vermont for more than $300,000 to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Round of Historic Investments to Increase Competition and Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity

News Release: OMAHA, Nov. 2, 2022 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). MPPEP delivers on President Biden‘s...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Round of Historic Investments to Increase Competition and Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity

News Release: More Than $223 Million in Grants and Loans Will Increase Competition and Economic Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processors and Producers around the Country, and Help Lower Costs for Working Families
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Agriculture Department discusses Single Family Housing Section 502 Direct and Guaranteed Manufactured Housing Pilots on Nov. 2

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Furthers President Biden’s Commitment to Wildfire Recovery with New Conservation Program Flexibilities

USDA Furthers President Biden’s Commitment to Wildfire Recovery with New Conservation Program Flexibilities
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Indiana landowner utilizes CRP, WRE to restore cropland into native wetland

Indiana landowner utilizes CRP, WRE to restore cropland into native wetland
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Financial assistance available to Oregon farmers, ranchers, forest owners

Financial assistance available to Oregon farmers, ranchers, forest owners
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Financial assistance available to Oregon farmers, ranchers, forest owners

Financial assistance available to Oregon farmers, ranchers, forest owners
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Applications being accepted for NRCS financial and technical assistance programs through November 18

Applications being accepted for NRCS financial and technical assistance programs through November 18
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A Baltimore City High Tunnel Farm Brings Agriculture to its Urban Surroundings

A Baltimore City High Tunnel Farm Brings Agriculture to its Urban Surroundings
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Palouse CD to start accepting RCPP Palouse River Watershed applications

Palouse CD to start accepting RCPP Palouse River Watershed applications
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NRCS Works with Landowners to Create Habitat for “At-Risk” Warblers

NRCS Works with Landowners to Create Habitat for “At-Risk” Warblers
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National Pollinator Month

National Pollinator Month
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Brunswick Grower Adapts Big Dreams to Small Spaces

Brunswick Grower Adapts Big Dreams to Small Spaces
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