The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-09-22
Historic Investment in Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and Rural Projects | Hear What They’re Saying
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the... Read more
2022-09-22
Liberation Farms - Food Justice in Action
It’s eight in the morning, and farmers with hand hoes and buckets have been here for two hours already, weeding and watering their plots before the heat of the day. Over 200 members of the Somali... Read more
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2022-09-21
New York Mart Group Inc. in New York Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order Involving Alleged PACA Violations
In a complaint filed on Sept. 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that New York Mart Group Inc. (NYMG), Long Island City, N.Y., failed to make full payment promptly in the... Read more
2022-09-21
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure... Read more
2022-09-21
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $178 Million in International Food for Progress Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities including promoting climate-smart... Read more
2022-09-21
Unpacking a Career in Agriculture with Assist from USDA’s Economic Research Service
From an early age, Sarah Baskins had in interest in agriculture. This interest accelerated when she became Merced College Agricultural Business Student of the Year. While studying for her Bachelor of... Read more
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2022-09-20
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Wyoming for more than $325,000 to increase their purchase of... Read more
2022-09-20
From the Classroom to Washington: 2022 E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program
July 2022 was the third hottest July the country has ever seen, and for staff and faculty from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic-Serving School Districts, the sweltering temperatures... Read more
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2022-09-20
USDA Propels This Scientist’s Career Trajectory
You could say that Andreya Dupree is flying high with the USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), partially due to being a licensed drone pilot. “USDA was the place that gave me a chance to... Read more
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2022-09-19
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Arkansas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Arkansas under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-09-19
Full-Circle Journey Back to Agricultural Roots
Dr. Anabel Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Growing up, Dr. Rodriguez lived in Rio Grande City, Texas, with... Read more
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2022-09-16
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Nevada, Texas and Virginia From Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more