The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-10-26
Solar: It’s a “Big Dill” for Real Pickles Cooperative
As USDA Rural Development (RD) highlights National Cooperative Month, one worker owned co-op in Massachusetts stands out as a model for sustainability, collaboration, and local food system resiliency.... Read more
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2022-10-25
Climate Agreement to Cut Emissions through Diet and Farming
A climate agreement from the Carbon Food Coalition proposes to reduce GHG emissions by reforming global food systems. Read more
2022-10-24
This Act Would Establish a New Agency to Govern Food Safety
U.S. policymakers introduced The Food Safety Administration Act of 2022, which aims to establish a separate Food Agency. Read more
2022-10-24
More than just a co-op: How Cooperatives Strengthen Economic Power
On the brinks of Beaufort, South Carolina, lies the brimming, remote island of St. Helena where the Gullah farmers are hard at work. For years, the Gullah Geechee community, an African American ethnic... Read more
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2022-10-21
Here's What's Happening with the World Food Prize
At the Borlaug International Dialogue, food systems experts stressed the urgent need for action to combat the climate crisis. Read more
2022-10-21
A Market for Small-Scale Hog Farmers to Thrive
'You can be small, you can do a great job, and you'll be rewarded in pricing and the quality of animals,” says farmer Travis Flaherty. Read more
2022-10-21
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $11.1 Million to Help Crystal Freeze Dry LLC Expand Manufacturing Capacity to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain and Create Jobs for People in Rural Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $11.1 million under the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to help Crystal Freeze... Read more
2022-10-20
How Activist-Minded Chefs Can Drive Policy Change
The James Beard Foundation's Chef Bootcamp and other programs continue to help chefs advocate for a better food systems. Read more
2022-10-20
How can we address recurring global food and fuel crises? The role of solar powered irrigation
Confronting wicked problems from the ground up. Read more
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2022-10-20
Farm to School Champions Needed! Apply for a Grant Today
October is more than a time for crisp temperatures and vibrant autumn leaves. It’s also Farm to School Month, when USDA joins schools, farms, and community organizations across the country to... Read more
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2022-10-19
USDA Makes Major Investments in WIC to Improve Maternal and Child Health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and... Read more
2022-10-19
USDA and USAID announce the Global Food Security Research Strategy to Fight Hunger and Build Sustainable Systems
- Today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and USAID Administrator Samantha Power released the U.S. government’s Global Food Security Research Strategy, underscoring the U.S. government’s... Read more