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Food aid groups bought from local farmers with USDA grants. Abrupt cuts leave both struggling.
Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is ...
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USDA’s Planted Acreage Report Shows More Corn, Fewer Soybeans
The USDA’s Planted Acreage Report released on June 30th shows more corn and fewer soybeans and wheat acres. Corn planted area ...
USDA to resume livestock imports from Mexico after screwworm fears
Imports of livestock from Mexico will resume in phases starting next week after a ban in May at ports of entry because of ...
AgWeb1d
USDA Reports Surprise the Market by Being a Non-Event
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net says, the corn market is breathing a sigh of relief as some whisper numbers on acreage were ...
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USDA Releases Marketing Assistance Funds for Specialty Crop Growers
Boatright: [It is] a program designed specifically to help specialty crop growers deal with their rising input costs and ...
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Gov. Shapiro, lawmakers push USDA to restore $13M food purchasing program agreement
After walking through the pig and goat stalls at Destiny Dairy Bar on Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Agriculture Committee ...
USDA seeks to combat spread of New World screwworms into U.S.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced a plan to enhance the agency's ability to detect, control ...
USDA to reopen southern border livestock ports after disease concerns
The United States Department of Agriculture is set to begin a phased reopening of southern border livestock ports following ...
USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico ...
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U of I submits amended USDA grant paperwork after federal changes
University of Idaho has resubmitted its $59M USDA grant with revisions to meet new AMP rules, shifting 66% of funds directly ...
Georgia ranks among worst in nation for SNAP payment errors, new federal data shows
The error rate includes both overpayments and underpayments of benefits. The national average for payment error rates is ...