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Spreading Love Across the Globe with U.S. Foods

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

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FACT SHEET: USDA Support for Food Banks and the Emergency Food System

Release: By Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

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USDA Announces $133 Million in Grant Funding Available, including American Rescue Plan funds, through the Local Agriculture Market Program to Expand Local Food Systems

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is now accepting applications for this year’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), with a total of $133 million available in competitive grant funds to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems and increase the availability of locally grown agricultural products.

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Vilsack: 'We want to work with agricultural and forest landowners to invest in climate-smart practices'

U.S. Department of Agriculture announced available funding for climate-smart agriculture nationwide for participation in conservation programs and adopting climate-smart practices.

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USDA Files Action Against Vantaggio Farming Corporation in California for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Vantaggio Farming Corporation, for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers in the amount of $1,156,456 from March 2020 through November 2020.

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Agriculture Department discusses Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board on Feb. 14

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Former Vice President Al Gore Announced as Opening Keynote Speaker at AIM for Climate Summit

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced former Vice President Al Gore as an opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C. The AIM for Climate Summit will bring together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.