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Friday, September 13, 2024 - 11:37am

Once again, the summer break came and went in a blink of an eye. As we enter the time of year when students return to the classroom, all of us at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offer encouragement at every step of the journey.

Friday, September 13, 2024 - 10:55am

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a multi-part blog series. Our first post in this series explored initial themes from the Census, while this post offers a deeper...

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Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 6:00pm

Marana, ARIZONA, September 12, 2024 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited two communities in Arizona to highlight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments that protect communities and natural resources from wildfire and drought, expand access to clean...

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 2:00pm

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers. The investment...

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 1:00pm

WASHINGTON, September 10, 2024 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $100 million in 21 new projects to expand work on the USDA Forest Service’s Wildfire...

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Monday, September 9, 2024 - 9:19am

Each week USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) publishes a series of retail reports through our Market News service that reflect advertised prices for products being featured to consumers at grocery stores across the country. We...

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Friday, September 6, 2024 - 10:25am

On September 9, 2024, Congress will be back in session in Washington, DC for the first time since early August. Yet, their return will be short lived. In an election year, Members of Congress spend all of October and early November in their states and Congressional districts. In total,...

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Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 12:00pm

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2024 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement following the release of the Economic Research Service’s 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast:

“Today’s farm sector income forecast shows that, while the projection shows a...

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Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 9:00am

WESTBY, WI, Sept. 5, 2024 – During a visit to Wisconsin today, President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce more than $7.3 billion in financing for rural electric cooperatives to build clean energy for rural communities across...

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Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 8:05am
Martin Rodriguez sells at Corona Farmers Market in Queens | Photo credit USDA

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. Through a series comparing the House and...

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