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Biden-Harris Administration Makes Investments to Strengthen American Farms & Businesses, Increase Competition and Lower Costs. Oct 29, 2024. USDA partners with states to conserve private forestlands as part of Investing in America agenda.
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Veteran’s Creativity Turns a Shipping Container into a Farm. Blog. From Military Service to Public Service, U.S. Air Force Veteran BreAnna Martinez Shares Her Path to USDA. Blog.
USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to …
Oct 8, 2024 · Steps enhance research access to seeds to promote generic products, identify hidden fees and unfair pricing practices in beef sales markets, and set out options for transparency and fairer trading in cattle markets. WASHINGTON, October 08, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced multiple steps to deliver on the ...
USDA Market News - Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA Market News. For 100 years, AMS has provided free, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Each year, Market News issues thousands of reports, providing the industry with key wholesale, retail and shipping data.
USDA Announces Framework for Shoring Up the Food Supply …
Jun 1, 2022 · The United States wasted $408 billion worth of food in 2019 – more than a third of the total U.S. food supply. Wasted food results in unnecessary uses of energy as well as methane and CO2 emissions; reducing food waste can help …
USDA Announces $133 Million in Grant Funding Available, …
WASHINGTON, 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 - National Agricultural Statistics Service Homepage
10/31/24 NEWS RELEASE: 2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available. 10/23/24 NEWS RELEASE: USDA seeks nominations for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. 10/11/24 NEWS RELEASE: US corn production up while …
USDA Releases Updated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined more than 20 federal agencies to release its updated Climate Adaptation Plan and expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to ensure federal operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts.
USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture data
Feb 13, 2024 · In 2022, 116,617 farms sold directly to consumers, with sales of $3.3 billion. Value of sales increased 16% from 2017. The 105,384 farms with sales of $1 million or more were 6% of U.S. farms and 31% of farmland; they sold more than three-fourths of all agricultural products.
USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal …
Sep 29, 2021 · USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal Health, and Nutrition; Unveils New Climate Partnership Initiative, Requests Public Input. Comprehensive Package of Investments Targets Urgent Challenges Facing Agriculture Today. WASHINGTON, September 29, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a …