$73 million in grants for 21 projects to increase competition. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that $73 million is being made available to…
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USDA Invests in Agricultural Workforce Training
$14 million channeled toward meat processing resiliency The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month that they will be providing the meat processing sector with $14 million for…
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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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Meatpacking CEOs Agree to Testify in Congress
Will discuss rising meat prices with Agriculture Committee. The CEOs of Cargill, Tyson, JBS, and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify before the House Agriculture Committee. The…
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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USDA Finalizes Shipment Agreement with Montana
The state is permitted to ship meat nationally. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment agreement with the State…
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USDA Announces Enhancements to Food Supply Chain
$215 in funding seeks to improve resiliency and increase competition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it had approved $215 million in funding to help…
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House Subcommittee Wants Meat Processors to Explain Price Hikes
Members considering federal investigation. Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois published a series of letters on Tuesday addressed to…
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White House Faults Meat Industry Over Inflation
Say rising prices is the result of industrial greed. Since October 2020, the prices of meat, poultry, and fish have all risen almost 12 percent, according to the…
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