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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service has announced the opening of its Fiscal Year 2025 funding cycle for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) …
USDA Announces Grant Funding to Preserve Rural Housing, Assist Disaster-Affected Communities Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major effort to support American agriculture while enhancing the nation’s food assistance infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will purchase up to …
USDA to Purchase $230 Million in Domestic Seafood, Produce for Nutrition Programs and Food Banks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a continued effort to preserve America’s forested landscapes while promoting economic development in rural communities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $106 million investment …
USDA Invests $106 Million to Protect Working Forests Across Eight States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins recently announced a sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture aimed at streamlining operations, reducing overhead, and realigning the …
USDA Unveils Major Reorganization to Refocus Mission and Cut Costs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a joint initiative to combat rising rates of chronic illness in the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of …
Federal Agencies Launch Effort to Define Ultra-Processed Foods Amid Chronic Disease Crisis Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a major $80 million investment through Wood Innovation Grants to support domestic wood product manufacturing, expand active forest management, and …
USDA Unleashes $80 Million to Revive America’s Timber Towns and Supercharge Wood Innovation Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has opened applications for its next agribusiness trade mission to Mexico City, set for November 3–6. The mission …
USDA Launches Trade Mission to Mexico to Boost Booming Ag Exports and Protect U.S. Livestock Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program, a pandemic-era initiative launched under the Biden administration. Secretary of …
Biden-Era Food Program Terminated—USDA Pledges to Honor Existing Farmer Awards Read More
ST. LOUIS, MO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently unveiled a sweeping plan to modernize food safety enforcement, highlighted by the opening of a state-of-the-art Midwestern Food Safety …
USDA Unveils Bold Food Safety Overhaul With New High-Tech Lab in Missouri Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move to bolster domestic agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it will not authorize additional specialty sugar imports beyond treaty-required levels, marking a …
USDA Halts Extra Sugar Imports in Bold Move to Protect American Farmers Read More