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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), “Emergency Response for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Seven States” and a Draft Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the EA.
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APHIS Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Animal Welfare Regulations for Birds
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending the comment period on a proposal to establish animal welfare regulations for birds, to allow the public an additional 30 days to prepare and submit comments.
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Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets”
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing “An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets".
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Vilsack: 'Watershed programs help communities rebuild after natural disasters'
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $420 billion investment for 132 infrastructure projects, including dam rehabilitation, flood prevention and watershed restoration projects, in 31 states.
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Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.
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Kids in CNMI Consume More Fruit by Enjoying Smoothies at Breakfast
Release: By Mary Kay Gominger, Public Affairs Director, FNS Western Regional Office.
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Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad-not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and onion.
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USDA Designates Two Hawaii Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
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USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 26
Caribbean Partners for Conservation CPC FY 2022 for Program Funding Caribbean Area grant opened on April 26.
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USDA Opens Grants Application to Improve SNAP Customer Service
News Release: New application requirements designed to enhance the customer experience and promote fairness and equity in the program
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USDA-FNS1 grant application closes on June 27
Process and Technology Improvement Grants grant opened on April 26.
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Secretary Vilsack Highlights $39 Million Investment in Watershed Infrastructure Projects on Rural Infrastructure Tour
News Release: FRANKLIN COUNTY, N.C., April 26, 2022 – As part of the Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) investment of more than $39 million in six watershed infrastructure projects in North Carolina, building ...
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USDA Opens Grants Application to Improve SNAP Customer Service
Release: WASHINGTON, April 26, 2022 The USDAs Food and Nutrition Service today announced that $5 million in competitive grants are being made available to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through process and technology improvements.
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USDA Opens Grants Application to Improve SNAP Customer Service
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service today announced that $5 million in competitive grants are being made available to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through process and technology improvements.The SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants are awarded through a competitive application process.
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APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report
APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program in Idaho has posted its 2022 first quarter report (January 1 – March 31).
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On Earth Day, USDA Invests Nearly $800 Million in Critical Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change Across Rural America
Today, in honor of Earth Day 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S.
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Newly Discovered Protein in Fungus Bypasses Plant Defenses
News Release: Pullman, Wash., April 25, 2022-A protein that allows the fungus that causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists.
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African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Passes Tests Required for Regulatory Approval
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 25, 2022 - Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required for regulatory approval, moving the vaccine one step closer to commercial availability.
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USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Funding Opportunity Deadlines Approaching
The deadline for partners to apply for the first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is Friday, May 6, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
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