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USDA Research Identifies Moths that Slow the Spread of Invasive Fern

News Release: The invasive Old World Climbing Fern was introduced to Florida's ecosystem from southeast Asia around 1965. It soon dominated the state's native vegetation, infesting more than 100,000 acres in a short amount of time. The fern spreads quickly and has destroyed numerous native plant populations, smothering...


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USDA Research Identifies and Tracks Moth Species That Can Destroy Packaged Food

News Release: Plodia interpunctella, better known as the Indian Meal Moth, is normally found where you store your grains. This means that it can move through tiny openings in plastic or cardboard packages in your pantry to feast on cereal, pet food, flour, cornmeal and other stored grains and dried fruit. It can also contaminate contents of larger food storage facilities and grain storage buildings.


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U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service publishes 11 press releases or notices in June

There were 11 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in June.


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U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service publishes five press releases in March

There were five press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service in March.


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Scientists Build a Healthy Dietary Pattern Using Ultra-Processed Foods

News Release: GRAND FORKS, N.D., July 11, 2023-Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center led a study that demonstrates it is possible to build a healthy diet with 91 percent of the calories coming from ultra-processed foods (as classified using the NOVA...


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Agrivoltaics Could Bring Agriculture and Renewable Energy Together

Renewable energy production is growing in the United States, but expanding an energy system built on renewables – like solar or wind – means locating infrastructure closer to where those resources are either abundant and/or easily distributed.


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Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Agricultural Producers to Promote Competition, Strengthen Food Supply Chain and Rural Economies

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers and support a growing workforce in rural areas.


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Corn planted acreage up 6% from 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 94.1 million acres of corn planted in the United States for 2023, up 6% from last year, according to the Acreage report released today.


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NASS Acreage report released on-time; Quickstats data delayed

Issued June 30, 2023 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.


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USDA Food and Nutrition Service Resumes Publication of State SNAP Error Rates for FY 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today published states’ fiscal year 2022 payment error rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).


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Washington to Test New Way to Encourage Healthy Eating in SNAP

Today, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that Washington will receive $7.6 million to test out a new model for incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.


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Louisiana to Test New Way to Encourage Healthy Eating in SNAP

Today, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that Louisiana will receive $9.5 million to test out a new model for incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.


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Colorado to Test New Way to Encourage Healthy Eating in SNAP

Today, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that Colorado will receive $7.9 million to test out a new model for incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP.


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USDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2023 to Combat Hunger and Improve Access to Healthy Food

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shepherded in the 2023 summer campaign of the Feds Feed Families program, a voluntary food drive that encourages federal employees to make in-kind contributions, including food, services, and time, to food banks and pantries of their choice.


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United States hog inventory up slightly

As of June 1, there were 72.4 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from June 2022 and down 1% from Mar. 1, 2023, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).


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Honey Bees More Faithful to Their Flower Patches Than Bumble Bees

Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service scientists.


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Honey Bees More Faithful to Their Flower Patches Than Bumble Bees

News Release: MADISON, WI, June 29, 2023-Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service scientists.


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Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Fresh Grapefruit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh Grapefruit for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.


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USDA Terminates Washington Apricot Marketing Order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is terminating Marketing Order No. 922, which regulates the handling of apricots grown in designated counties in Washington State.


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USDA Issues Final Rule regarding Preserving Trust Benefits Under the Packers and Stockyards Act

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a notice in the Federal Register on June 23, 2023, implementing revisions to regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act (Act).