The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-30
USDA Awards More Than $11.2 Million in Funding to Strengthen Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service today awarded more than $11.2 million to 22 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food... Read more
2022-08-29
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Maryland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Maryland under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-08-29
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Frozen Fruit Cups
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Fruit Cups for distribution to National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance... Read more
2022-08-29
The project trying to bring back traditional cereal crops to Europe
The ‘Re-cereal' initiative not only seeks to boost biodiversity by reintroducing traditional crops, but it is also a scientific project. Institutions as well as public and private entities are... Read more
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2022-08-29
New Tool Uses AI to Combat Food Insecurity in Africa
Gro Intelligence and The Rockefeller Foundation modernize the fight against hunger in Africa with AI backed food security tool Read more
2022-08-27
Tragic Tops attack highlights community food access crisis.
FeedMore WNY works to ensure residents on the East Side of Buffalo affected by the mass shooting continue to receive nutritious food and necessities. Read more
2022-08-26
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Georgia, Minnesota and New York from Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-08-26
We Can't Forget Food Insecurity on College Campuses
Expanded SNAP benefits have temporarily made more students eligible for hunger relief. What happens when they expire? Read more
2022-08-25
USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Bolster the Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has awarded a total of $72.9 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program... Read more
2022-08-25
USDA Market News Enhances Poultry Reports
Starting August 29, 2022, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will transition its poultry market reports to the
My Market News platform and implement a new report format. This is part of an... Read more
2022-08-25
Expanding Women's Leadership in Food and Agriculture Systems
Denise O'Brien discusses the inspiring growth of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network and where to go from here. Read more
2022-08-25
What's Influencing the Way We Eat?
39 percent of adult American consumers want to eat less meat in the coming year. Read more