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Oct 4, 2024 — USDA Invests More Than $46 Million for Underserved, Veteran, and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Projects Nationwide. Oct 8, 2024. USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains. Oct 4, 2024.
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Hurricane Resources. USDA is prepared to provide assistance to communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses affected by severe storms and flooding. Learn more.
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 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 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 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 - National Agricultural Statistics Service Homepage
Find Data and Reports by: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. NASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers; from calves born to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices to land in farms.
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 …
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USDA Proposes Next Steps to Promote Fairer Poultry Markets, Protect Producers, and Enhance Transparency. USDA issues new proposed rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act to support market fairness for contract poultry farmers. Learn More.
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