Archive for November 2022
USDA Announces New Resources to Empower Indigenous Food Sovereignty
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new resources and new agreements of the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative, which promotes traditional…
Read MoreFutures/Options Traders Differ on Path of Oil Market
Futures are pricing a backwardation, or a decline in prices, while options traders see a greater risk of the market moving higher rather than lower.
Read MoreVilsack Highlights USDA’s Climate Initiatives and Investments at COP27
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT, Nov. 12, 2022 – At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) this week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initiatives…
Read MoreUSDA Highlights AIM for Climate Accomplishments, Announces 2023 Plans
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 12, 2022 – At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) this week, United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted…
Read MoreUrban Producers, Public Invited to Attend November Meeting of Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers, and other stakeholders to virtually attend the third public meeting of the Federal Advisory…
Read MoreUSDA Invests $50 Million for Schools & Food Industry to Work Together to Strengthen School Meals
Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2022 – USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service today launched a new and innovative initiative for healthier school meals through a $50 million grant opportunity that will…
Read MoreThe Unsettled State of Oil Markets
The oil market is at the confluence of a variety of factors that could determine its direction in 2023, from uncertainty over global demand to low inventories, and more.
Read MoreStay Food Safe this Thanksgiving Holiday
WASHINGTON, November 7, 2022 – Keep your stomach full of turkey and free from foodborne illness this Thanksgiving holiday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds us all that it’s…
Read MoreDo Fed Rate Hikes Amount to Monetary Tightening?
Despite multiple rate hikes by the Fed and other central banks, inflation levels in the U.S. and Europe are still well above policy rates.
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Expands Rural Partners Network to Four More States and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice, White House Domestic Policy Advisor, today announced the expansion of the Rural Partners…
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