News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

Release: A number of the Philippines top agricultural leaders share a common bond: They are alumni of USDAs Cochran Fellowship Program. Nine former Cochran fellows came together during the recent USDA trade mission in Manila to discuss how their fellowships which included the opportunity to travel to the United...

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 103,400 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to Mexico during the 2022/2023 marketing year.

Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022(Updated Aug. 16, 2022) USDA Food and Nutrition Service today awarded the District of Columbia a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the recent launch of the Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of nearly $8 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription Program. The funding is part of USDA’s American Rescue Plan efforts and will be administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

NRCS's Wetland Mitigation Banking Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 grant opened on Aug. 11.

Creating Community

Great American Outdoors Act Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

APHIS Core Message Set Announces Release of Fruit and Vegetable Name Validation List

Updates and Annual Facility Certification for the Offshore Greenhouse Certification Program (OGCP)

USDA Begins 2022 Oral Rabies Vaccine Efforts in Eastern United States

USDA Invests $14.5 Million in Taxpayer Education, Program Outreach Efforts for Farmers and Ranchers

Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers

Biden-Harris Administration to Begin Accepting Applications on September 6 for USDA ReConnect Program Round 4 Funding