Archive for November 2023
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2023 Farm Sector Income Forecast
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released its annual Farm Sector Income Forecast report for 2023. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued…
Read MoreUSDA Provides $208 Million to Help Prevent Guaranteed Borrower Foreclosures and to Assist Emergency Loan Borrowers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is providing approximately $208 million in automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm and emergency loan borrowers.…
Read MoreAs El Niño Intensifies, Natural Gas Takes a Tumble
The weather phenomenon could herald a warmer-than-normal winter in the northern United States.
Read MoreUSDA Announces Opening of Application Period for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the first tranche of funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new…
Read MoreTrading Activity Surges in Lithium, Cobalt Futures
Prices for battery metals lithium and cobalt have slumped even as demand for electric vehicles surge. What’s behind this dichotomy?
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2023 – As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S.
Read MoreUSDA and the U.S. Small Business Administration Strengthen Partnership to Create Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural America
RENO, Nev., Nov. 20, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the Small Business Administration…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Planned Trade Missions for 2024, Shares Next Steps for Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to bolster U.S. agricultural trade, including the department’s planned trade…
Read MoreStatement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Economic Research Service’s 2023 Rural America at a Glance Report
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released the 2023 Rural America at a Glance Report. This annual report examines rural trends…
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Year Two of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law at USDA
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, an historic investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Since being signed into law, it has been instrumental…
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