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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Intended Investment of Approximately $300 Million in 50 Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its selection of 50 projects for potential award, totaling approximately $300 million.


USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports by July 17, Use New Online Map Features on Farmers.gov

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.


USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production Through Investing in America Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.


Leader McConnell, Ranking Member Boozman Discuss Agriculture Priorities in Kentucky

News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, hosted the Committee’s Ranking Member, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), today in Fayette County at the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.


USDA-RBCS grant application closes on Sept. 30

Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant opened on June 28.


USDA-FAS offers new grant application process starting June 28

Supporting science-based decision making under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety grant opened on June 28.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Nevada from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...


“Introductory Statement on S. 2135” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 22

The Congressional Record published “Introductory Statement on S. 2135” in the Senate section on June 22.


Agriculture Department discusses Washington Apricots; Termination of Marketing Order on June 27

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Congressional Record publishes “Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 4351” in the House section on June 23

“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 4351“ was published in the House section on page H3144 on June 23


Secretary Vilsack Visits Michigan to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Expand Market Access for Producers and Healthy Meal Options for Children as part of Investing in America Agenda

News Release: Michigan, June 27, 2023 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited Michigan to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build more, new, and better markets for producers and ensure children have access to healthy and nutritious meals during the summer months as part of the Investing in America agenda.


USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs

News Release: $500 Million from Farm Bill Is Part of Broader Commitment from FSA and NRCS to Working Lands Conservation that Benefits Wildlife and Supports Agriculture and Rural Communities


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

News Release: Funds Are Being Provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act; USDA Awards First Round of Funding to 59 Infrastructure Projects


Old Bulls Bring New Genetic Benefits To Light

News Release: Old Bulls Bring New Genetic Benefits To Light.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.


USDA Partners with States to Expand Reach, Bolster Resiliency of Emergency Food System

Release: Washington, D.C., June 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service recently awarded more than $58.5 million in grants to 40 state agencies to improve the reach of The Emergency Food Assistance Program, known as TEFAP, in remote, rural, tribal, and/or low-income areas.


U.S. Exporters Build New Partnerships During Ag Trade Mission to Japan

June started off on a high note at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, with the USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor leading the U.S. delegation on an agribusiness trade mission to Japan on June 5-9.


The Growing Importance of U.S. Ethanol Exports for Industrial Uses

The United States transitioned from a net importer of ethanol in 2009 to the world’s largest supplier, exporting a record 1.7 billion gallons in 2018.


Weekly Export Sales

This weekly report is a summary of U.S. export sales activity for barley, beef, cattle hides and skins, cattle wet blues, corn, cotton (by type)