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Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow Celebrates $1 Billion Invested In Specialty Crops Through Her Farm Bill Initiatives
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today announced that $1 billion has been invested across 12,000 projects to support our nation’s specialty crops since she established the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specialty ...
USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment of 130 new private-sector representatives to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. The new group of advisors will join the 70 existing committee members whose terms have not expired.
USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Support U.S. Specialty Crop Producers; Marks $1 Billion in Investments through this Program
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2023 -- 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.
USDA-RBCS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 24
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 2 grant opened on Aug. 24.
USDA Grows Private Sector Tech Innovation in Food and Agriculture
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
News Release: Highlights Technology Transfer Outcomes for Public Good
USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Support U.S. Specialty Crop Producers; Marks $1 Billion in Investments through this Program
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
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.
Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
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.
Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
USDA-AMS grant application closes on Dec. 22
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
Specialty Crop Multi-State Program grant opened on Aug. 24.
ARS Scientists and Research Partners Work on Developing Field Diagnostic Kit for Lebbeck Mealybug with a Safer Alternative
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
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.
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Illinois Produce Business
By USDA Newswire | Aug 24, 2023
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.
Farm Bill 101: Protecting Our Lands And Water
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
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 ...
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $150M to Connect Underserved and Small Acreage Forest Landowners to Emerging Climate Markets as part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
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 ...
USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 23
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
USDA FS GLRI Cooperative Weed Management Areas 2023 grant opened on Aug. 23.
USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 23
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
USDA Forest Service - GLRI Forest Restoration 2023 grant opened on Aug. 23.
Export Sales to Mexico
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on Aug. 22 by Agriculture Department
By USDA Newswire | Aug 23, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
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...
Agriculture Department discusses Walnuts Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 984 on Aug. 21
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Information Collection Request; Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) discussed on Aug. 21 by Agriculture Department
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.