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USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
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Graham: Need for nutritionists 'much higher than the average for all occupations'
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.
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Vilsack: 'Proposed changes are intended to provide consumers with accurate information'
U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements regarding the "Product of USA" label.
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Bronaugh: 'Davis will join a team of talented, hard-working USDA employees' as diversity, inclusion officer
U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the appointment of its first permanent chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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China: 2023 National Food Safety Standards Plan Call for Comments
China: 2023 National Food Safety Standards Plan Call for Comments
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Moffitt: School food program 'gives students access to nutritious foods unique to the area they live in'
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.
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Bunger: Service agreement will 'provide access for underserved organizations to our funding opportunities'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offered a cooperative agreement and grant application support to underserved producers and communities for risk management education projects.
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USDA secretary on financial aid: 'These funds are yet another stepping stone in the long march toward justice'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to address the discrimination applicants have faced when applying for loans through the department's farm lending programs.
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Vilsack: Tribal Forest Protection Act projects ‘will tackle our most pressing issues’
More than $12 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be invested in fiscal year 2023 for projects supporting the Tribal Forest Protection Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
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Vilsack: 'USDA continues to invest in research processing expansion'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $43 million into meat and poultry processing research, as well as innovation and expansion to work toward helping with supply chain issues.
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Vilsack: Expanding domestic fertilizer production ‘can grow independent local businesses’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture received $3 billion in applications during the first two rounds of a new grant program to increase domestic fertilizer production.
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Vilsack: 'New program will provide cost-share assistance to help producers' in disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced producers in areas affected by disasters in nine states can apply for cost-share assistance through a new program that will help with damaged grain storage facilities.
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USDA Announces $29 Million to Increase American-Made Fertilizer Production
USDA Announces $29 Million to Increase American-Made Fertilizer Production
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Vilsack: ‘USDA is committed to helping producers impacted by severe weather recover’
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s March 9 visit to a citrus grove in Polk County, Florida, underscored the USDA disaster assistance available to Florida producers affected by Hurricane Ian.
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Small: USDA honors ‘the 20 years of progress the BioPreferred Program has achieved’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture marked the first National Biobased Products Day by celebrating sustainable initiatives within the federal government.
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Cosby: 'We’re proud of what the National Water Quality Initiative has accomplished'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public input on the National Water Quality Initiative through a 30-day comment period.
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University of Arkansas professor awarded Agriculture Department grant to recruit underrepresented students
A University of Arkansas professor, Donna Graham, has received a $222,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to recruit underrepresented students, according to a news release.
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Agriculture Department discusses Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee on March 7
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting March 8
Tennessee Natural Resources Conservation Service General Conservation Agreements grant opened on March 8.
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USDA-FAS grant application closes on April 10
Cochran Fellowship Program - U.S. Softwoods for Structural Material: Quality, Grades, and Applications for Peru grant opened on March 8.
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