News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy for people across rural America, and combat climate change (PDF, 920 KB). USDA is also making an additional $300 million available under the Rural Energy for America Program, including $250 million through the Inflation Reduction Act, to spur further investment.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota are partnering to promote the purchase and distribution of local and traditional foods.

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

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

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

There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in November.

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Utah for more than $1.9 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.

News Release: WASHINGTON-The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the process by which the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) was updated was marred by egregious executive overreach, lacked an economic peer-review process, and included flawed-even legally questionable-decision-making that resulted in a cost to American taxpayers of more than a quarter-trillion dollars according to the Congressional Budget Office.

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Social Security Administration announced a collaboration to improve nutrition security should cut down on challenges families face when accessing important government assistance.

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There were 10 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in November.

There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service in November.

There were 45 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in November.