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SNAP Quality Control: How FNS Helps Protect Taxpayer Dollars

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides nutrition support to millions of American families in need.


Last chance to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture, One week left to return the questionnaire

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have just one week left to respond.


Agriculture Department discusses General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan on May 30

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


Indiana Grazing Bites June 2023

It’s June. Well, at least the calendar says it’s June. The temperatures have felt like they were about a month behind schedule while the forages have appeared to be at least a couple weeks ahead of schedule and I’m just trying to maintain some type of schedule!


NRCS Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in Indiana

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investments in watershed infrastructure to help communities recover from and prepare for natural disasters.


Healthy Soil for the Farm’s Future

Nestled in the foot of the picturesque “Blue Hills” of western Rusk County, Wisconsin, sprawls the 500-acre farm of Laurie and Larry Fortuna.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Watershed Infrastructure in Colorado to Help Communities Recover from Natural Disasters

The Biden-Harris Administration recently 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.


Plant Materials on Display in the Northwest

While Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) may be best known for their plant releases and technical documents, a major part of their job is education.


USDA Invests $8 Million in Four Partnerships to Expand Measurement and Monitoring of Soil Carbon on Working Agricultural Lands as Part of Investing in America Agenda

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8 million in four partnerships to support and expand measurement and monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural lands and to assess how climate-smart practices are affecting carbon sequestration.


The Conservation Efforts of the Karen Community Farm.

Members of the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) of North Carolina (N.C.)


GSA Breaks Ground on New FSIS Midwestern Lab

On May 24, 2023, FSIS and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new FSIS Midwestern Laboratory in the St. Louis, Mo., metro region.


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan Meeting

The General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Sonesta Downtown Columbus Hotel, 33 East Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215.


APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Old World bollworm in Northern Illinois

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision for the final Environmental Assessment (EA) to control Old World bollworm in northern Illinois.


USDA Extends Application Deadline for Revenue Loss Programs to July 14

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase Two and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP) to July 14, 2023, to give producers more time to apply for assistance.


Agriculture Department discusses USDA Equity Commission on May 30

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



USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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.


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on May 30 by Agriculture Department

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


USDA-FSA grant application closes on July 31

Organic Certification Cost Share Programs grant opened on May 31.


USDA Under Secretary Taylor to Lead Agri-Trade Mission to Japan

News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.