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Purdue researchers explore noninvasive method for sampling drug response

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 12:00am

Harnessing a pervasive type of cellular messenger shows early experimental promise as a routine way of sampling and monitoring the body’s response to prescription drug exposure.

Comment: NSAC Welcomes FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Monday, March 4, 2024 - 1:29pm

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Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

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Tel. 347.563.6408

Comment: NSAC Welcomes FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

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Four School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to School Meals

USDA News

Monday, March 4, 2024 - 9:00am

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that four school districts in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, and Ohio received awards for their trailblazing and innovative efforts to improve the nutritional quality of meals for their students. This...

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas

USDA News

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 5:45pm

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income California residents recovering from severe storms and power outages beginning January 21, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition...

USDA Highlights the Life-changing Impact of the McGovern-Dole Program on African Day of School Feeding

USDA News

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 4:10pm

Maputo, Mozambique, March 1, 2024 – Today U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited Mungazine Primary School in Mozambique, a USDA-supported school and school garden through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition...

E. Kika De La Garza Fellow is a Farmer of Students

USDA Blog

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - 9:32am

I am the director of agriculture programs at the University of Arizona Yuma (UAZ Yuma), a regional Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) that offers tailored degree programs that meet regional workforce's needs. The student population is approximately...

Riders in the Night: Harmful Provisions in the House Spending Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 11:55am

Funding for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and three other federal departments, is set to expire at midnight this...

USDA Announces Progress on Newly Authorized Climate Programs

USDA News

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 10:00am

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2024 – Today, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the report, Intent to Establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack On the Confirmation of Dr. Basil Gooden as USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development

USDA News

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 9:45am

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2024 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered the following statement upon the Senate’s confirmation of Dr. Basil Gooden as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development.