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U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Eric Deeble was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional Relations
Read MoreBiden Administration Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Child Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 – The Biden Administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs. The department also applauds the President’s recent signing of the Keep Kids Fed Act, which equips schools,…
Read MoreUSDA Has Issued More Than $4 Billion in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Date
MINBURN, Iowa, June 29, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that to date, agricultural producers have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), representing approximately 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this first phase of the program. The U.S.
Read MoreIs France at Risk of a Debt Crisis?
France has more debt than any other eurozone nation, and the cost of financing them is about to rise.
Read MoreVilsack Announces Bioproduct Pilot Program Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a new pilot program created under President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the development of biobased products that have lower carbon footprints and increase the use of renewable agricultural materials, creating new revenue…
Read MoreJuly Fourth is for Fireworks, not Foodborne Illness
WASHINGTON, JUNE 28, 2022 – Pull out the grill and your red, white, and blue because the Fourth of July is here. This means gatherings, outdoor festivities, and good times with family and friends. As the meat sizzles on the grill, don’t let food safety fizzle out of your memory.
Read MoreUSDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to Help Fight Food and Nutrition Insecurity
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Will the Fed keep hiking rates even as equities tumble, or will the central bank be steadfast in beating inflation with tighter policy?
Read MoreStatement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passage of Keep Kids Fed Act
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 – “I am pleased to see that Congress has taken action to provide much needed support to help USDA’s child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to America’s children. Throughout the pandemic, the school nutrition professionals who feed our children faced enormous challenges, which persist today, and they desperately need additional resources…
Read MoreStatement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 – “There is no question that today’s Supreme Court decision will have a devastating impact on the health and autonomy of women in America. Yesterday, the right to privacy was secure, with fifty years of precedent behind it. Today, five Supreme Court Justices took that right away for millions, and jeopardized…
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