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The US Agriculture Department published a six page notice on April 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Releases Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022 — “Our national forests are under significant threat from climate change and deploying science-based restoration practices, like those outlined in the President’s executive order, will ensure they are protected and able to play their important role well into the future. Old-growth ...
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University of Nebraska Continues to Assist with 2019 Flooding Recovery
When the COVID-19 pandemic descended on the world in March 2020, Nebraska and its neighboring states already had been reeling for a year from a previous, record-setting, climate disaster.
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Export Sales to China and Mexico
Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.
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NASS inducts two former employees into 2022 Hall of Fame
Today, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) inducted to its Hall of Fame two former employees whose impact continues to influence the agency’s programs.
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New Framework Guides Conservation Action on America’s Central and Eastern Grasslands and Savannas
The plan will accelerate voluntary conservation efforts for the Northern bobwhite quail and the grassland and savanna landscapes that the species calls home.
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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Idaho
Samples from the flocks were tested at the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Network of Partners to Tap Resources for Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice today announced a new whole-of-government effort led by USDA to transform the way federal agencies partner with rural places to create economic opportunity in rural America.
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Agriculture Department discusses Information Collection; Federal Excess Personal Property and Firefighter Property Program Administration on April 20
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Scientist Recognized for Exceptional Achievements in Science for African Swine Fever Vaccine Research
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 21, 2022 - USDA scientist Douglas Gladue, a research microbiologist for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received the 2021 Arthur S. Flemming Award for his exceptional achievements in basic science.
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Chairman David Scott Announces Staff Addition
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced the following addition to the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee.
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USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 21
Ecological Broadcast Burning "Restoring Wetland Easements; grant opened on April 21.
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Master Gardener and Other Extension Efforts Boost Food Security
Millions of Americans face food insecurity. While the overall food insecurity in the country stands at about 10.5 percent, households with children have a substantially higher rate of food insecurity—almost 15 percent—than those without children.
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Fall Seasonal Effects Connected to E. coli Outbreaks in Bagged Romaine
Agricultural Research Service scientists have begun to uncover details underlying a pattern of seasonal E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to bagged romaine lettuce.
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Biden-Harris Administration, USDA Forest Service Invest more than $31 Million in 15 Landscape Restoration Projects
The selected projects are in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington.
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USDA Declares a Portion of East Fork State Park in Clermont County, Ohio, Removed from Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) together with the Ohio Department of Agriculture today announced that a portion of East Fork State Park in Clermont County, Ohio, is removed from the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) quarantine area.
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USDA Invests $5.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Access to Rural Health Care for People in Arizona
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $5.1 million in Emergency Rural Health Care Grants to 12 rural health care organizations and community groups in Arizona.
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USDA-NIFA grant application closes on June 6
Higher Education Challenge Grants Program grant opened on April 20.
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Network of Partners to Tap Resources for Rural America
News Release: Clarksdale, Miss., April 20, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice today announced a new whole-of-government effort led by USDA to transform the way federal agencies partner with rural places to create economic opportunity ...
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USDA, Connecticut Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Local and Regional Farmers
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through the agreement...
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