$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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American Farmers Facing Long-Term Challenges
USDA projects costs of production continue to rise. Rising costs of fertilizer and equipment could cause long-lasting problems for the agriculture industry, a fifth-generation farmer said in an…
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President Signs Executive Order for Forest Conservation
Earth Day recognition also addresses wildfire prevention. An executive order signed by President Biden on Friday directs the Interior and Agriculture secretaries to conduct the first inventory of…
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USDA Predicts Food Prices to Continue Rising
Increases are the highest in decades. A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as its Food Prices Outlook for 2022, indicates that people will soon…
Read MoreUSDA Launches Meat and Poultry Technical Assistance Program
Offers funding and cooperative agreements to program participants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a technical assistance program that provides federal funding and collaboration to meat and…
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