Archive for June 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategic Priorities to Support Communities Impacted by Wildfires Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today issued a joint memo (PDF, 194 KB) to federal agency leaders with wildfire…
Read MoreUSDA Launches Effort to Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising Claims
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is implementing a multi-step effort aimed at strengthening the substantiation of animal-raising claims. This action…
Read MoreLATAM Led the Way in Rate Hikes. Possibly Recession, Too?
Latin American central banks may have been faster to raise rates than their peers in places like the U.S., Europe and Australia because their memory of high inflation was more…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Announces Over $700 Million to Connect People in Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $714 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business…
Read MoreUSDA Welcomes 2023 Tribal College Fellows to Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today welcomed five faculty and staff from tribal colleges and universities and one state land-grant university to learn about…
Read MoreAs Era of Low Rates Ends, New Challenges Emerge
All examples in this report are hypothetical interpretations of situations and are used for explanation purposes only. The views in this report reflect solely those of the author and not…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Announces $43 Million Investment to Advance Innovation in Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies through Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Tool to Assist Small Businesses and Individuals in Identifying Procurement Opportunities
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the deployment of a tool to assist industry and small disadvantaged entities in identifying potential opportunities for…
Read MoreMonetary Policies Diverge as Inflation Poses Unique Challenges, Benefits
Notably, the Bank of Canada (BoC) has raised rates above its core (trimmed mean) inflation rate, and has become the first major central bank to pause its monetary tightening. The…
Read MoreMay 2023 Agricultural Options Update
All examples in this report are hypothetical interpretations of situations and are used for explanation purposes only. The views in this report reflect solely those of the author and not…
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