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USDA Publishes Request for Information on the Production of Biofuel Feedstocks Using Climate-Smart Practices

26 Jun 2024
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking information from the public on procedures for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstock crops.

Op-Ed: Good Biosecurity is the Key to Mitigating the Spread of H5N1

25 Jun 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 — By: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good biosecurity is a critically important path to containing the virus. Containing, and eliminating, the virus in our dairy cattle is essential – to protect the health of our herds and flocks, our farmers, our farmworkers, o...

USDA Is Delivering on its Commitment to Fair, Competitive, and Transparent Markets

25 Jun 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – The pandemic revealed how bottlenecks in the food and agriculture supply chain threatened consumers with higher costs and reduced access to key products, while producers faced collapsed markets and unfair prices. Meanwhile, marketplace abuses in concentrated markets have been longstanding concerns in key sectors such as ...

USDA Proposes New Rule to Clarify Unfair Practices in the Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Industries

25 Jun 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain. USDA’s Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets proposed rule would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretat...

USDA and Reinvestment Fund Launch New Program to Increase Access to Healthy Foods in Underserved Communities

24 Jun 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 24, 2024 – At the National Rural Grocer’s Summit today, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA and Reinvestment Fund are launching a new program under the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) to increase access to healthy foods in communities underserved by grocery stores. Funding for the new Food Acce...
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