Conservation Reserve Program will have new price determination method. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that it would be launching a new climate initiative designed to…
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Interior Department Outlines New Wildfire Strategies
Announcement released via joint memo with USDA. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the administration’s new strategies to address the increasing…
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USDA Launches Summer Nutrition Program
Over 30 million children to receive food assistance . On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that, as a part of the American Rescue Plan, the department…
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USDA Announces Nutrition Assistance Program for Elderly
Funding will expand access for low-income seniors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that it was expanding food assistance to American seniors who were facing…
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USDA Invests in Infrastructure for Earth Day
$487 million allocated for water, energy, and biofuel. Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced a major rural infrastructure investment by the USDA on Earth Day…
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Interior Creates Drought Prevention Working Group
Joint effort between the Interior and Agriculture departments to address ongoing drought in the West. The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday that it had created an…
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USDA Launches Pandemic Assistance for Producers
Program to reach broader spectrum of farmers, ranchers, etc. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the new Pandemic Assistance for Producers program being established to support…
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USDA to Invest $218 Million in Land and Water Conservation
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said funds will support rural economic recovery. At the end of last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it would invest $218 million…
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USDA to Invest $42 Million in Rural Resident Care
Higher COVID-19 infection rates warrants increased telemedicine infrastructure. A report compiled in January by the Rural Policy Research Institute found that COVID infections and deaths were 13.4% higher…
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New Dietary Guidelines Released by HHS and USDA
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee makes recommendations to “Make Every Bite Count.” Dietary guidelines for Americans titled “Make Every Bite Count” were released at the end of 2020 by…
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