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WEBAug 28, 2024 · USDA Invests Nearly $121M in Specialty Crops Research and Organic Agriculture Production. Sep 10, 2024. Biden-Harris Administration Invests $100 Million to Expand Work to Confront the Wildfire Crisis as part of …
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Awards through
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, spur competition to expand market opportunities for U.S. farmers and create jobs in rural areas. This marks the final investment in the Meat and Poultry ...
USDA Announces Framework for Shoring Up the Food Supply …
WEBWASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing details of a framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers.
USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers …
WEBWASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for …
USDA Announces $133 Million in Grant Funding Available, …
WEBWASHINGTON, Feb, 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is now accepting applications for this year’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), with a total of $133 million available in competitive grant funds to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems and increase the availability of locally ...
USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture data
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · U.S. farms and ranches produced $543 billion in agricultural products, up from $389 billion in 2017. With farm production expenses of $424 billion, U.S. farms had net cash income of $152 billion. Average farm income rose to $79,790. A total of 43% of farms had positive net cash farm income in 2022.
USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Progress, and …
WEBWASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for …
Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ …
WEBSep 26, 2022 · The Agriculture Department announced in recent weeks that it would spend an additional $2.8 billion to enact and research climate-smart production on 20 million to 25 million acres of working...
USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic …
WEBJun 23, 2023 · U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.
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