News from May 2023
USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2023
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has approved the emergency use of HPAI vaccine in an attempt to prevent additional deaths of these birds.
USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By USDA Newswire | May 22, 2023
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has approved the emergency use of HPAI vaccine in an attempt to prevent additional deaths of these birds.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Watershed Infrastructure to Help Communities Recover from, Prepare for Natural Disasters as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 22, 2023 - The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments, including from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.
USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting May 23
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
New Jersey NRCS Community Gardens/Farm Grants grant opened on May 23.
Connecting Kids To Meals: A Valued Resource For Kids In Northwest Ohio
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, FNS Midwest Region with Guest Author, Wendi R. Huntley, President and CEO, Connecting Kids to Meals.
Time is of the Essence: 100 Years of Data Identify the Right Time to Regenerate Perennial Grasses
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Perennial grasses are economically and biologically important in the Southwest U.S. region, but the abundance of these plants can change dramatically over time. There is concern that declines in grasses are becoming more common. Why grass cover changes, however, is poorly understood.
USDA to Bring New Jobs and Improved Infrastructure to Rural Partners Network Communities
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is helping rural communities across eight states and Puerto Rico address some of their immediate needs and foster long-term economic growth.
USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has approved the emergency use of HPAI vaccine in an attempt to prevent additional deaths of these birds.
USDA to Bring New Jobs and Improved Infrastructure to Rural Partners Network Communities
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: More Than Two Million People to Benefit from Economic Growth
Export Sales to the Philippines
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
USDA Climate Hubs Go Global
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on May 23 by Agriculture Department
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
USDA-NRCS grant application closes on June 23
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - South Dakota grant opened on May 24.
USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting May 24
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
Tennessee NRCS Urban Agriculture Grants grant opened on May 24.
USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting May 24
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
Research Facilities Act Program grant opened on May 24.
USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has approved the emergency use of HPAI vaccine in an attempt to prevent additional deaths of these birds.
USDA, University of Kentucky Break Ground on New Forage Research Building
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY, May 23, 2023-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility, known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU), on the University of Kentucky campus. The ceremony was hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (UK-CAFE), which will house the new facility.
USDA-NIFA grant application closes on June 30
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis grant opened on May 24.
Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection on May 23
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
USDA, University of Kentucky Break Ground on New Forage Research Building
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY, May 23, 2023-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility, known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU), on the University of Kentucky campus. The ceremony was hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (UK-CAFE), which will house the new facility.