Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program to help farmworkers and…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $11 million to 21 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. The funding is…
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The 2019 National Farmers Market Manager Survey was undertaken with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). NASS conducted the…
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Now more than ever, it is abundantly clear that healthy soils play an essential role in productive agricultural systems. Focusing on sustainable soil management has shown to increase farm and…
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The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a solicitation for the procurement of 37,500 cases of dehydrated potato flakes. Offers are due August 26, 2021. SEE FULL SOLICITATION COMMODITY SPECS FOR DEHY…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $220 million investment in 11 new NSF-led Artificial Intelligence…
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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing July 21 to discuss farmworkers in the United States, specifically focusing on provisions within the House-passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA). Members heard…
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