Archive for April 2023
Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Emergency Fuel Waivers for E15 Sales
Release & Contact Info Press Release Release No. 0095.23 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, April 28, 2023 – “The Biden-Harris Administration has been the most supportive in our history for homegrown, renewable…
Read MoreUSDA Announces $45 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers, Ranchers, and Foresters
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $45 million available to organizations that help underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters own and…
Read MoreUSDA Kicks-off Effort to Expand Market Opportunities for Climate-Smart Commodities and Learn from Pilot Projects
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the official kick-off of the implementation phase for projects funded through the $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart…
Read MoreHouse Republican Proposals Hurt Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2023 — Congressional Republicans are holding the nation’s full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cuts that would hurt rural communities, raise costs…
Read MoreUSDA Proposes Declaring Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released today a proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and…
Read MoreCommercial Real Estate Vacancies Rise
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Read MoreUSDA Announces New National Institute of Food and Agriculture Director
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of Manjit K. Misra as the new Director of the National Institute of Food and…
Read MoreDebt Ceiling: Lessons from the 2011 Budget Debate
The House of Representatives and the White House appear to be locking horns over the Federal budget and on raising the debt limit that could potentially delay coupon and principal…
Read MoreUSDA Highlights Critical Role of Agricultural R&D at G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
VARANASI, India, April 20, 2023 – USDA’s Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young led the U.S. delegation to the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS) in India this week where…
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