The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-09-14
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Georgia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Georgia under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-09-13
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Northern Mariana Islands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Northern Mariana Islands under the Local Food Purchase... Read more
2022-09-13
Rice Pre - Solicitation Notice
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Rice Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of... Read more
2022-09-12
USDA to Purchase $50 Million in Consumer-Ready Rice for Food Assistance Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will purchase up to $50 million in domestically produced rice for distribution to a variety of domestic food assistance programs, including... Read more
2022-09-12
Soil Disturbance Reduces Resilience of Rangelands to Climate Change
USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment tested how soil disturbance influences the response of U.S. Great Plains... Read more
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2022-09-08
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes under the Local Food... Read more
2022-09-08
Honey Industry Votes to Continue the Research and Promotion Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced that U.S. honey first handlers and importers have approved continuing the National Honey Board research... Read more
2022-09-07
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Minnesota under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-09-07
USDA Announces $400 Million in Funding Available to Create USDA Regional Food Business Centers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of approximately $400 million to provide essential local and regional food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity... Read more
2022-09-06
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians under the Local Food... Read more
2022-09-02
USDA Offers Additional 15 Days for Public Comments on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Poultry Growing Tournament Systems, Fairness and Related Concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will accept comments on its
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness... Read more
2022-09-01
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Victoria Livestock & Poultry Market LLC
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Victoria Livestock & Poultry Market LLC of Newark, N.J., (Victoria) on July 15, 2022, for alleged violations of the... Read more