News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

USDA announces additional financial assistance opportunities in fiscal year 2023 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners under federal conservation programs

NRCS Refines Nutrient Management Strategies to Improve Conservation Outcomes

USDA Seeks Applications from Scituate Reservoir Watershed Farmers for the Rhode Island Farm Conservation Implementation Project

USDA Announces Cooperative Agreements for Compost and Food Waste Reduction

APHIS Amends Regulations for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) User Fees in Response to Court Order

APHIS Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program Environmental Assessment in New Mexico

Federal Order for U.S. Imports of Host Materials of Tomato Leafminer (Phthorimaea absoluta)

USDA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Enhancements of Animal Disease Traceability Regulations

FSIS to Make Temporary Allowances for Use of Sodium Nitrite from Natural Sources

USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $222,500 grant to a University of Arkansas professor to fund the recruitment of qualified candidates into a new master's degree program focusing on nutrition.

U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements regarding the "Product of USA" label.

U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the appointment of its first permanent chief diversity and inclusion officer.

China: 2023 National Food Safety Standards Plan Call for Comments

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Jr. confirmed the expansion of local foods in school meals through a cooperative agreement with Georgia.