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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that, to date, more than $4 billion in emergency relief payments have been made to farmers who suffered losses to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
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Constituent Update - June 10, 2022

Constituent Update - June 10, 2022
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Agriculture Committee and the bills it addressed on June 30

There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on June 30.
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Biden Administration Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Child Nutrition Programs

News Release: Department providing another nearly $1 billion boost to schools for purchasing food
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USDA's Vilsack unveils steps to increase benefits of federal investments in underserved communities

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced the next steps in a Biden-Harris administration plan to make sure funds from the president’s Justice40 Initiative are going to the communities that need it most.
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Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of Digital Asset Regulation

Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of Digital Asset Regulation
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USDA Reaches Consent Decision Against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC and its owners, Jack and Sandra Berry

USDA Reaches Consent Decision Against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC and its owners, Jack and Sandra Berry
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Recycling Used Beer Yeast for Environmental Protection

Recycling Used Beer Yeast for Environmental Protection
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Public press releases: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry publishes 18 in June

There were 18 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in June.
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June: 15 press releases or notices published by U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service

There were 15 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service in June.
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USDA Forest Service Announces Plans to Open Comments on Rainy River Mineral Withdrawal in Northern Minnesota

USDA Forest Service Announces Plans to Open Comments on Rainy River Mineral Withdrawal in Northern Minnesota
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USDA Settles Packers and Stockyards Case Against Halal Packing Inc.

USDA Settles Packers and Stockyards Case Against Halal Packing Inc.
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Vilsack Announces Bioproduct Pilot Program Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Vilsack Announces Bioproduct Pilot Program Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Bipartisan Meat Packing Special Investigator Act Passes Senate Agriculture Committee

Bipartisan Meat Packing Special Investigator Act Passes Senate Agriculture Committee
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USDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to Help Fight Food and Nutrition Insecurity

USDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to Help Fight Food and Nutrition Insecurity
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APHIS Expands and Establishes Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas in California

APHIS Expands and Establishes Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas in California
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Washington Congressman endorses House's second try to bar China from purchasing U.S. farmland: 'I will not back down'

A Washington congressman's amendment to a U.S. Department of Agriculture appropriations bill marks the second time the House has tried to ban adversarial regimes from owning U.S. farmland.
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USDA Announces Puerto Rico Signs Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Puerto Rico under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico will use LFPA funding to increase the island’s food system’s resilience and promote economic opportunities for underserved producers.
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Biden Administration Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Child Nutrition Programs

Release: WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 The Biden Administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs. The department also applauds the Presidents recent...
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USDA-RUS grant application closes on Aug. 15

RPIC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT grant opened on June 30.
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