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USDA Announces Retailer Volunteers for SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot

5 Jan 2017
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the seven retail firms selected to take part in a pilot designed to enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online. The two-year pilot is slated to begin this summer.

USDA Commits $32 Million to Protect Natural Resources through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership

20 Dec 2016
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new investment of $32 million to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public forests and grasslands connect to privately-owned lands.

USDA Commits $32 Million to Protect Natural Resources through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership

20 Dec 2016
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new investment of $32 million to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public forests and grasslands connect to privately-owned lands.

Restore Council Unveils Updated Plan to Invest in Gulf Coast Restoration

16 Dec 2016
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 16, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in his role as chair of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council), today announced the finalization of the Comprehensive Plan Update to guide over $3 billion in investments to enhance the resources and economies of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Deepwater Hori...

Obama Administration Takes Steps to Protect Watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area

15 Dec 2016
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2016 – The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture today announced important steps to protect the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), a spectacular area in northeastern Minnesota comprised of more than a million acres of lakes and forests.
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