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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Penn State Extension at Strites’ Orchard in …
Agriculture Secretary Announces PA Named National Leader in Direct-To-Consumer Sales Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 12 members to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to provide input on …
USDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is providing up to $1.5 billion to states and school districts to help school meal program operators deal …
USDA Distributes $1.5 Billion to Strengthen School Meal Program Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced USDA is deploying $100 million under the new Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to make available nearly …
Federal Government Unlocks Approximately $1 Billion for Meat and Poultry Processors and Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that USDA plans for another $100 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. …
USDA Launches Loan Guarantee Initiative to Create More, Better Market Opportunities Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA announced it is preparing $3 billion in investments that will support drought resilience and response, animal disease prevention, market disruption relief, and purchase of food for …
USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal Health, and Nutrition Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the United Nations Food Systems Summit last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted $5 billion in planned investments and several steps it has taken to …
USDA Takes Significant Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response:
FDA Announces Winners of Food Traceability Challenge Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — From Reading to Lancaster on Monday, Pittsburgh on Tuesday, and Philadelphia on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding traveled Pennsylvania this past week to visit the urban agriculture …
Agriculture Is Changing the Trajectory for Pennsylvania’s Urban Spaces Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of …
USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses Read More