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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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APHIS Seeking Stakeholder Insight About Strategic Plan Framework
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is in the process of developing a new strategic plan to guide the agency’s work over the next 5 years.
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Papaya from Brazil
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment to expand Brazil’s current areas of export of Papaya (Carica papaya) for consumption into the continental United States (excluding Hawaii).
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USDA Advances Food System Transformation with $43 Million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Adds New Urban County Committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces significant investments to support urban agriculture, including $43.1 million for grants and cooperative agreements as well as six new urban county committees to help deliver key USDA programs to urban producers.
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USDA Seeks Proposals for Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking for proposals for the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership to improve forest health on public and private lands.
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USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominations of domestic cotton producers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and importers of cotton and cotton-containing products for positions on the Cotton Board.
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Agriculture Committee and the bills it addressed on June 7
There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on June 7.
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USDA Offering Nationwide Waiver for Infant Formula
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering nationwide waivers to increase access to infant formula for families in need as states receive and distribute imported infant formula made available by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Operation Fly Formula.
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Republican Leaders Thompson, Boozman Call on White House to Withdraw Brief in Roundup Case
Republican Leaders Thompson, Boozman Call on White House to Withdraw Brief in Roundup Case
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Agriculture Department discusses Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Wildfire Crisis Implementation Plan on June 6
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on June 6 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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National Organic Standards Board: Call for Nominations discussed on June 6 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department discusses Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-Applicability and Scope; Tongass National Forest Submerged Lands; Correction on June 6
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What releases are upcoming from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service on June 8
There is one release scheduled to be published on June 8.
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USDA Offering Nationwide Waiver for Infant Formula
News Release: Expanded flexibilities will provide widest access to both U.S.-produced and imported formulas for families in need
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Moffitt: 'Response to highly pathogenic avian influenza is critical to minimizing the impact on our nation’s poultry industry'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently announced the approval of additional funding to strengthen efforts to respond and contain an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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USDA Announces New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food (NHDAMF) will collaborate with the New Hampshire Food Bank to utilize LFPA funding to expand the New Hampshire Feeding New Hampshire program.
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USDA Announces $503 Million to Improve Outdoor Recreation and Conservation on National Forests
News Release: NORTH BEND, Wash., June 6, 2022 – Today, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than half a billion dollars through the Great American Outdoors Act to address deferred maintenance, improve infrastructure, increase user access and support rural economies while also meeting conservation goals.
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USDA-NIFA grant application closes on Sept. 22
Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture grant opened on June 7.
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USDA is Notifying the Public that the Secretary of Agriculture is Soliciting Nominations for the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
USDA is notifying the public that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting nominations for the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee.
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