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Release: Private exporters reported sales of 104,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Taiwan during the 2022/2023 marketing year.

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

Comparing Food Sector Employment Headcount and Sales Data in the National Establishment Time Series Database to Federal Data

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota

Release: By Diane Kriviski, Deputy Administrator for Supplemental Nutrition & Safety Programs, Food and Nutrition Service.

Release: SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2022 To address food insecurity in American Samoa and provide more equitable resources to U.S. territories, USDA Food and Nutrition Service is providing a $10 million grant to bolster the American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program, or ASNAP. This funding is in addition to...

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

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 9.

Release: By Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of approximately $400 million to provide essential local and regional food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building services through USDA’s new Regional Food Business Centers.

News Release: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022- 10:00 AM ET.

Release: Washington - Today's release of the 2022 Public Charge Final Rule by the Biden-Harris Administration and Department of Homeland Security represents an important step towards ensuring all those who are eligible for USDAs nutrition assistance programs can access their crucial benefits. The rule clarifies...

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.