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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower ...
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USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Idalia
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Idalia that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, ...
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Chairman Thompson Reacts to New WOTUS Rule
News Release: Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army's announced final rule amending the on Waters of the United States (WOTUS), Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement...
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USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Idalia
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Idalia that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Farm Bill 101: Forestry
News Release: Supporting Healthy Forests: * Our nation’s forests support healthy ecosystems, clean air and water, and provide economic and recreational opportunities for communities around the country. * The Farm Bill supports several programs that help manage our nation’s forests, conduct research, and provide financial ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs
News Release: Funding to benefit nearly 480,000 people and advance President Biden’s Investing in America agenda - a key pillar of Bidenomics
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $808 million to help rural cooperatives and utilities build and improve electric infrastructure and increase electric grid reliability and security, connecting hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas. This funding will also help provide clean drinking water and sanitary wastewater systems in rural areas for years to come.
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Export Sales to Mexico and Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Constituent Update - August 25, 2023
Release: The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)a collaboration between FSIS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)has published its upcoming priorities for calendar years 2024 - 2028.
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CORRECTION: Export Sales to China
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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USDA Makes More Grants Available for Meat and Poultry Processors
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is making more funding available for meat and poultry processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for producers.
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USDA Announces $10 Million in Grant Funding Available for the Specialty Crop Multistate Program
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $10 million in available competitive grant funding through the 2023 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). The SCMP strengthens the competitiveness of the nation’s specialty crop industry through collaborative multi-state partnerships.
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USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors
News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow Celebrates $1 Billion Invested In Specialty Crops Through Her Farm Bill Initiatives
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today announced that $1 billion has been invested across 12,000 projects to support our nation’s specialty crops since she established the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specialty ...
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USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment of 130 new private-sector representatives to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. The new group of advisors will join the 70 existing committee members whose terms have not expired.
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USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Support U.S. Specialty Crop Producers; Marks $1 Billion in Investments through this Program
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The grant program provides funding to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and support specialty crop growers through marketing, education, and research.
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USDA Grows Private Sector Tech Innovation in Food and Agriculture
News Release: Highlights Technology Transfer Outcomes for Public Good