Deputy secretary says the initiative will provide healthy local food options and support local farmers and ranchers. The Department of Agriculture announced 16 partnerships with local food financing…
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Forest Service Invests in Rural Road Maintenance
41 states receive funding under the Secure Rural Schools program to improve roads and escape routes in national forests. The U.S. Forest Service invested $232 million this month…
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USDA Awards $40 Million in Organic Produce Development
The funding is intended to support more than 27,000 producers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $40.5 million this month to the 60 projects selected for the…
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USDA Assists TX and OK Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfires
Secretary Vilsack directs resources and assistance for recovery efforts across affected communities. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is supporting recovery efforts for…
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USDA Awards Rural Energy Grants
$2.2 billion investment to increase electric reliability for 2 million rural residents. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 39 rural energy projects have been selected to…
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House Passes Package of Six Appropriations Bills
The $460 billion so-called “minibus” averts a partial government shutdown. The House of Representatives passed a more than one-thousand-page, $460 billion package to fund the federal government, averting…
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USDA Holds Inaugural Equity Summit
The department looked at the final policy report from the USDA Equity Commission. The U.S. Department of Energy (USDA) held its inaugural National Equity Summit on Friday, where…
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USDA Invests in the Food Supply Chain Across States
Grants will enhance local food systems and resilience as seven additional states join the initiative. Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted…
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Legislators Concerned over Foreign Companies Purchases of U.S. Farmland
Proximity to military bases raises concerns about national security and domestic food security. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last month regarding a pattern of Chinese…
Read MoreSecretary Vilsack Responds to 2024 Farm Income Forecast
Decreasing global demand makes domestic support more crucial. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack responded to the 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast, a predictive dataset aggregated by the U.S.…
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