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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan for developing a bird flu vaccine for livestock, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Leadership says the new program aims to lower farmer production costs while tipping a hat to Secretary Kennedy's MAHA initiatives.
On Dec. 10, the $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program was announced, with the goal of getting more American farmers adapting regenerative practices.
Glenn: Including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program – EQIP - and the Conservation Stewardship Program or CSP, and it dedicates $400 million to EQIP and $300 million to CSP to fund regenerative agriculture projects that improve soil health, embrace water quality, and boost long-term productivity for farmers.
The Agriculture Department will release the rates at which producers of specific row crops will be paid one-time bridge payments in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs the week of
The agency quietly posted an analysis of the comments it received on its plan to relocate employees and restructure regional offices.
USDA’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program expands support for uninsured crops, nurseries, perennial plants, stored commodities and milk losses with assigned-value payments for 2023–2024 disasters.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a $700 million pilot program to support regenerative farming — a type of agriculture that focuses on soil health to produce more nutritious food. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the pilot will be funded through existing programs at her agency.
The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture left its U.S. soybean export forecast unchanged in a monthly report on Tuesday as sales resumed to China, which for months shunned purchases because of its trade war with Washington.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced nearly $5 million in grants to help improve water access and health care facilities in rural Iowa communities.