Archive for June 2024
Star-Spangled Grilling and Smoking Food Safety Practices Everyone Needs to Know
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 – On July Fourth, the aroma of barbecue will fill the air as the festivities bring together family and friends to celebrate with quintessential American cooking…
Read MoreUSDA to Begin Accepting Applications for Expanded Emergency Livestock Assistance Program to Help Dairy Producers Offset Milk Loss Due to H5N1
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications starting on Monday, July 1 through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised…
Read MoreCorporate Bonds Risks, Returns Vs. Equities, Treasuries
How do investment-grade corporate bonds measure up in terms of returns and risks when compared to equities and Treasuries?
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Partners with Rural Americans to Develop Clean Energy to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with rural Americans on hundreds of clean energy projects to lower…
Read MoreUSDA and Cornell University Break Ground on National Grape Improvement Center in Geneva, New York
GENEVA, N.Y., June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony…
Read MoreUSDA Publishes Request for Information on the Production of Biofuel Feedstocks Using Climate-Smart Practices
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking information from the public on procedures for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Good Biosecurity is the Key to Mitigating the Spread of H5N1
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 — By: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good biosecurity is a critically important path to containing…
Read MoreUSDA Proposes New Rule to Clarify Unfair Practices in the Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Industries
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and…
Read MoreUSDA Is Delivering on its Commitment to Fair, Competitive, and Transparent Markets
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – The pandemic revealed how bottlenecks in the food and agriculture supply chain threatened consumers with higher costs and reduced access to key products, while producers…
Read MoreNasdaq's Stellar Returns, Potential Risks Ahead
A look at the Nasdaq’s outstanding return on investment over the past 25 years and challenges that might lie ahead.
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