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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 - 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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Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
Release: USDAs Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule on program integrity to ensure that child nutrition programs are properly operated and managed to protect federal funds and taxpayer dollars. The final rule impacts the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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ARS Scientists and Research Partners Work on Developing Field Diagnostic Kit for Lebbeck Mealybug with a Safer Alternative
News Release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and research partners have found a faster, safer, and less expensive way for growers to detect the invasive Lebbeck mealybug, according to a recent study published in Journal of Applied Entomology.
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USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Illinois Produce Business
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that August Battaglia, doing business as QMP Sales, satisfied a $2,575 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
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Farm Bill 101: Protecting Our Lands And Water
News Release: Conservation and the Farm Bill: * Investing in clean air, clean water, and nutrient-rich soil is in the interest of our farmers, ranchers, and the American people. * These programs put cash in the pockets of our farmers to adopt climate-friendly practices. The programs are voluntary, popular, and proven ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $150M to Connect Underserved and Small Acreage Forest Landowners to Emerging Climate Markets as part of Investing in America Agenda
News Release: BRUNSWICK, Ga., Aug. 22, 2023 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making $150 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history, available to help underserved and small acreage forest ...
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Export Sales to Mexico
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect...
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USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
News Release: Funding is Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
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Export Sales to Mexico and Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Export Sales to Mexico
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Constituent Update - August 18, 2023
Release: On Aug. 16, 2023, FSIS posted the on the FSIS website. In May of 2021, FSIS commissioned the study through the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratories, to assess the levels of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) in certain federally inspected ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products...
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Deputy Secretary Torres Small Visits Texas to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Support for Producers and Communities
News Release: Dallas, Texas, Aug. 18, 2023 - U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas, where she toured organizations critical to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to transforming our food system through a strengthened local and regional ...
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Statement by Sec. Vilsack Regarding USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel Request on Mexico Biotech Measures
News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
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Statement by Secretary Vilsack Regarding USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel Request on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States has requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in regard to Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies.
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FACT SHEET: Marking One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 16, 2023 - One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes the largest investment in climate action in history. As a core pillar of Bidenomics and the President’s Investing in America agenda, the law is lowering energy costs, bringing opportunity to communities across America and tackling the climate crisis through investments in agriculture, forest restoration, and rural communities.
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USDA Invests in Advancing Tribal Sovereignty through Eight New Self-Determination Projects for Tribal Food Program
Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2023 U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service recently signed contracts with eight tribes for new Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Projects. Empowering tribal nations to select and purchase foods themselves helps better align FDPIR food packages with tribal dietary preferences, supports indigenous agricultural producers and honors tribal sovereignty.
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REMINDER: Registration Opens Tomorrow to Provide Oral Public Comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Release: By HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service.