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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 08, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that 15 additional states have enrolled in the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing a total of $14.4 million in grants and technical assistance through two separately funded projects to support urban agriculture and innovative production. USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.
- Jobs and economic growth. About 20 percent of all U.S. agricultural production is exported around the world, providing a significant share of producers’ cash receipts. U.S. food and agricultural exports...
Anthony (AJ) Jackson, Jr.’s journey from studying agribusiness to working in agricultural communications is proof of how mentorship and scholarship opportunities can change the course of a career. However, a life-changing moment with his inspiring high school teacher, Elijah Parham, opened his...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally referred to as to the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, January 7, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at 1890 land-grant universities to pursue career paths in food, agriculture, natural resource sciences...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden’s designation of a new national monument Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific...
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