Archive for March 2024
Readout of Meeting with Agricultural Stakeholders on the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Today, senior leadership from the White House, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) convened a meeting of federal, state, agricultural, and food industry stakeholders to…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Invests in Clean Energy and Fertilizer Production to Strengthen American Farms and Businesses as Part of Investing in America Agenda
OMAHA, Neb., March 28, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in…
Read MoreFresh from the Trading Room: Bumpy road
In the latest report, Inspirante Trading Solutions draws on lessons from the Great Inflation between the 1960s and the 1980s amid the recent uptick in commodities price.
Read MoreBitcoin Halving Nears, Supply to Tighten
Bitcoin will go through its quadrennial halving on April 19, which will tighten supply. Will prices rally like in past halvings?
Read MoreApplications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Due April 9
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production. Applications for USDA’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative…
Read MoreStatement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement in celebration of the 51st annual National Agriculture Day: “Every year on National Agriculture Day, we…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration announces $145M from Investing in America agenda to help landowners access climate markets
PINE BLUFF, Ark., March 15, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $145 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the…
Read MoreUSDA Announces $40.5 Million in Grant Awards to Support Processing and Promotion of Domestic Organic Products
Anaheim, Calif., March 14, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today awarded approximately $40.5 million for 60 grant projects through the Organic Market Development…
Read MoreUSDA Outlines Vision to Strengthen the American Bioeconomy through a More Resilient Biomass Supply Chain
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing…
Read MoreAgricultural Producers to Conserve Land through Climate-Smart Easements as part of President’s Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest about $138 million of financial assistance from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—in…
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