The multi-department effort seeks to support the food supply. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined other administration leaders this past week in recognizing one year of the White House…
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USDA Provides $1 Billion for Local Foods in School Meals
Secretary Vilsack also supports the recent signing of Keep Kids Fed Act. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will…
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President Appoints New Leaders to USDA
Creates five regional positions for the department. President Joe Biden announced the creation of five new leadership positions within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week. Three State…
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USDA Partners With Ukraine for Food Security
U.S. and Ukraine enter into Memorandum of Understanding. During a meeting with U.N ambassadors and officials last week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department…
Read MoreUSDA Opens Applications for Supply Chain Support
$600 million available for states, territories, and tribal nations. The USDA released an update for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food…
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Administration Concerned with Ukrainian Grain
Russia has blocked Ukrainian ports from shipping. President Biden’s administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into that country, a stopgap measure as it…
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Administration to Shore Up Food Supply System
USDA will invest more than $2.1 billion in funding. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced more than $2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the nation’s…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Additional Support for Meat Industry
Expands competition funding and workforce training. Last week, Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional action steps that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be taking to support American…
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First European Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives in U.S.
Secretary Vilsack greets first plane as it lands. On Sunday, the first military cargo plane carrying an emergency shipment of baby formula from Europe landed in Indianapolis, Indiana.…
Read MoreUSDA Addresses LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Group more likely to experience food insecurity, use USDA programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month that it will be including LGBTQ+ discrimination in its…
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