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21 Sep 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the United States is investing $455 million to strengthen global food security and international capacity-building efforts. The investment will utilize more than 375,000 metric tons of U.S. commodities.
20 Sep 2023
WASHINGTON, September 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Florida residents in 11 counties (Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Suwanee, and Taylor) recovering from Hurricane Idalia beginning August 30, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’...
20 Sep 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an additional $25 million investment to expand efforts to prevent and reduce food loss and waste. The investment, funded under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is part of a joint agency initiative between USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIF...
19 Sep 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The Coca-Cola Company signed a memorandum of understanding (PDF, 1.1 MB) renewing a 10-year partnership to restore and improve watersheds on national forests and grasslands nationwide.
19 Sep 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is releasing during Food Safety Education Month the results from the final year of a five-year study that observed how consumers prepared meals. The study was produced by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) as part of their efforts to highlight the importance of saf...