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USDA Welcomes 2023 Tribal College Fellows to Washington, D.C.
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today welcomed five faculty and staff from tribal colleges and universities and one state land-grant university to learn about USDA research opportunities, programs, and services through the Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship (The ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $700 Million to Connect People in Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
News Release: Funding Part of Investing in America Agenda
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USDA Accepts More Than 1 Million Acres in Offers Through Conservation Reserve Program General Signup
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 1 million acres in this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup. This is one of several signups that USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is holding for the program.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $700 Million to Connect People in Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $714 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 19 states to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. Connecting all communities across the United States...
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USDA Announces Tool to Assist Small Businesses and Individuals in Identifying Procurement Opportunities
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 - Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the deployment of a tool to assist industry and small disadvantaged entities in identifying potential opportunities for selling their products and services to USDA.
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Constituent Update - June 9, 2023
Release: Reminder: Upcoming NACMPI Meeting. The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will convene a virtual meeting on June 21-22, 2023, from 10-4 p.m. ET. Further details and registration for the virtual, public meeting are available on the FSIS website. At the meeting, NACMPI...
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $43 Million Investment to Advance Innovation in Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies through Investing in America Agenda
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 - The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material in commercial buildings, as an energy source, and in manufacturing and processing input for wood products used in framing homes, making paper products and more.
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USDA Celebrates SNAP Online Purchasing Now Available in All 50 States
Release: WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that, in partnership with states, territories and retailers across the country, online purchasing using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is now available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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USDA Announces $23 Million in Grant Funding Available to Support the U.S. Dairy Industry
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $23 million in grant funding is available to support processing capacity expansion, on-farm improvements, and technical assistance services to producers through the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives.
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Opening Statement: "Innovation, Employment, Integrity, and Health: Opportunities for Modernization in Title IV"
Release: "Good morning, and welcome to this morning’s hearing on the nutrition title of the Farm Bill.
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Ranking Member Boozman, UA Professor Highlight Harms of New EPA Biotech Rule
News Release: WASHINGTON-A final rule issued last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) threatens U.S. biotech innovation and creates new market barriers for small producers, University of Arkansas Professor Margaret Leigh Worthington told the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research during her testimony at a hearing Wednesday on the farm bill horticulture title.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 7, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
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Export Sales to Spain
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Opening Statement: "The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets"
Release: "Good morning, and welcome to our full committee hearing on the future of digital assets. Thank you to our esteemed panels of witnesses for making the time to be with us today. Indeed, this is a rare opportunity to have so many established current and former regulators in one room.
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Stabenow, Wyden, Brown, Tester, Call on President Biden to Swiftly Implement SNAP Exemptions for Vulnerable Populations
News Release: Stabenow, Wyden, Brown, Tester, Call on President Biden to Swiftly Implement SNAP Exemptions for Vulnerable Populations
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USDA Researching New England's Ability to be Self-Reliant in Food Production
News Release: Rarely do we ever know how much food is actually grown, produced, and then circulated from within a sub-national region. But researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently participated in a cross-institutional study involving 16 researchers to determine what it would take for New England states to increase its regional self-reliance to 30 percent by 2030.
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Thompson and McHenry release Digital Asset Market Structure Proposal
News Release: Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a discussion draft providing a statutory framework for a digital assets intended to provide clarity, fill regulatory gaps, and foster innovation.
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USDA Under Secretary Kicks Off Agribusiness Trade Mission to Japan
News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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BRIDGEcereal: Self-Teaching Web App Improves Speed, Accuracy of Classifying DNA Variations Among Cereal Varieties
News Release: PULLMAN, WA, June 5, 2023-Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists have developed an innovative web app called BRIDGEcereal that can quickly and accurately analyze the vast amount of genomic data now available for cereal crops and organize the material into intuitive charts that identify patterns locating genes of interest.