The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
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
2022-10-19
Voluntary Conservation Works to Improve Water Quality
Working in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), farmers are using proven conservation practices to help improve water quality downstream. Our customers are stewards... Read more
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2022-10-19
Pilot Light: Collaborating with Educators to Teach Students about Food
With a desire to create healthy relationships between American children and food, a group of chefs created Pilot Light in 2010. This program partners with Pre K–12 teachers to make food education a... Read more
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2022-10-18
USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1... Read more
2022-10-17
USDA Scientists Collaborate with Partners to Address Soil Moisture Challenges on Farms
The topic of soil moisture is not a new thing to
Michael Cosh. He grew up on a dairy farm in northern New Jersey and understood at an early age that knowing the amount of surface soil moisture was... Read more
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