04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.usda.gov
Making varsity, attending prom, getting into college or finding a job upon graduation … all things that many high school students spend time thinking about. We’d wager that very few of them also spend time thinking about where their food comes from, how nutritious it is, or how it got to their plate. Unless, that is, they happen to be a student at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware.
Farm to School to Future!
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04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.rfdtv.com
USDA's APHIS is working hard to keep the country free of foreign animal diseases.
USDA is working to keep U.S. foreign animal disease-free
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04/08/2022 SOURCE: www.ethanolproducer.com
USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small on April 6 confirmed the agency expects to distribute $700 million in COVID-19 relief funds for biofuel soon and said a new funding round for the HBIIP will open this spring.
USDA will distribute COVID relief funds to biofuel producers soon @EthanolMagazine
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04/05/2022 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
The report today pegged corn planted at 2%, which matches the prior five-year average pace.
USDA Crop Progress Report | April 4, 2022
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Topics: Poultry, Food/Nutrition, USDA,
Consumers, USDA, industry, scientists and voters all say it’s time to make poultry safer
- OPiNION - By Mitzi D. Baum and James Kincheloe The recent media coverage and public outcry over illnesses and two infant deaths associated with
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, USDA, Government / Policies,
USDA encourages enrollment of grassland into working land conservation
Grassland Conservation Reserve Program enrollment is open from April 4 to May 13.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, USDA,
Benefits of Early Calving Are Increasing Due to Late Winter Warming : USDA ARS
On rangelands of the Western U.S., calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf growth (weight) by supplying high-quality forage when its most needed
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03/24/2022 SOURCE: www.courierpress.com
USDA announced $250 million investment to bolster domestic fertilizer production as prices skyrocket due to Russia’s price hike, limited supplies, high energy costs, high global demand and grain prices.
USDA grants may help Indiana farmers move on from foreign fertilizer, spur U.S. production
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03/22/2022 SOURCE: www.itnewsonline.com
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03/22/2022 SOURCE: www.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds those in the path of the severe weather forecast for the Southeast this week, to take steps now to keep their food safe, and for farmers and ranchers to take proactive steps to protect their livestock. The weather system is forecast to bring severe storms, including damaging winds, severe rain, potential flooding, hail and even tornadoes to parts of the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast starting today. Food safety guidance:
USDA Urges Communities, Farmers, Ranchers to be Prepared for Severe Weather
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