The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-10-14
USDA Announces More Than $71 Million to Support Underserved Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a more than $71 million investment to help underserved communities. Funding is made possible through two key USDA programs: USDA’s 2501... Read more
2022-10-14
School Lunch is Nutritious and Delicious
School lunch sometimes gets a bad rap. But I am here to tell you that school lunch is amazing and looks a lot different than what you may remember if you’re a kid of the 90s, like me. Read more
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2022-10-14
African Swine Fever, Part 2: Safeguarding the Future
USDA has a proven track record of protecting U.S. farmers and has many safeguards in place to prevent the introduction of foreign animal diseases. Read more
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2022-10-13
International Rural Women’s Day 2022: Reaching women farmers with information on climate smart agriculture
Future food production depends on addressing gender issues. Read more
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2022-10-13
USDA Seeking Public Comment on a New Provision to Provide Assistance to Agricultural Producers Who Have Experienced Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on how it should implement Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a provision that aims to provide assistance to the nation’s... Read more
2022-10-13
USDA Extends Flexibility that’s Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work together to provide more... Read more
2022-10-12
Thrips Show Promise in Controlling the Invasive Brazilian Peppertree in Florida
Brazilian peppertree thrips (
Pseudophilothrips ichini) showed promise as biological control agents for invasive Brazilian peppertree populations in Florida according to a
recent study published in... Read more
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2022-10-12
President Biden Designates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument
Today, President Biden established the 53,804-acre Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, preserving a unique era of military history, as well as... Read more
2022-10-12
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million to Improve Health Care for Rural People in 43 States and Guam
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $110 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural... Read more
2022-10-12
USDA Food Assistance Programs at Work in Guam and CNMI
On August 14-19, my leadership team and I traveled to Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianna Islands (CNMI) to meet with the territories’ leadership, Superintendents and Commissioners, that... Read more
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2022-10-12
USDA Rural Development’s ReConnect Program Helps Rural Families Close Digital Divide
Orangeburg County is a rural community in South Carolina, and like many communities across rural America, access to high-speed internet presents real barriers. Families like Lindsay’s struggled to... Read more
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2022-10-11
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals
The Biden-Harris Administration today provided $50 million in grants for schools to invest in new food service equipment that will allow them to continue serving nutritious meals. Today’s funding adds... Read more