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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 ...

Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

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.

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...

Actual Production History (APH) and Other Crop Insurance Transparency; Corrections discussed on Aug. 30 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 31

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for fiscal year (FY) 2023 grant opened on Aug. 31.

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, ...

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.

USDA-NRCS grant application closes on Oct. 30

Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic Program for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 grant opened on Aug. 31.

Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection on Aug. 30

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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 ...

Export Sales to China

By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2023

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

USDA-RUS offers new grant application process starting Sept. 1

By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2023

Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities grant opened on Sept. 1.

FAS Helps Brew Up Business for U.S. Hops Industry

By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2023

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Sept. 1 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Final Oil and Gas Lease to be Relinquished in Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine Area

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior today announced that, as part of a settlement with the sole remaining lessee, the final federal oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area will be relinquished. This significant milestone, decades in the making, will help ensure that the natural and cultural resources on the ancestral homelands of the Blackfeet Nation are protected.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $20M for Research on Restoration of Degraded Forests, Grasslands, and Watersheds

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2023 - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $20 million to fund 30 research studies to develop new technologies and data that will increase restoration of degraded forests, grasslands, and watersheds. ...

Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on Sept. 1