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Comment period on USDA reorganization plan extended
The public comment period on a proposed USDA reorganization has been extended until Sept. 30. An original comment period was to close Aug. 26. S... continue reading »
Public can comment on USDA reorganization until Aug. 26
A public comment period to provide feedback on the UDSA’s reorganization plan is open until Aug. 26. Stakeholders, including department employees... continue reading »
USDA awards 22 grants for produce packaging research
USDA has awarded 22 grants for produce packaging research to projects ranging from development of new materials to solutions piloted directly with fre... continue reading »
Senate committee hearing probes USDA reorganization plan
A Senate committee is questioning a newly announced USDA reorganization plan that would shift more than half of the agency’s Washington, D.C. staff ... continue reading »
AgriProspects accepting workforce development grant applications
Applications for a program aimed at advancing Extension-lead agricultural workforce development are due Aug 31. AgriProspects, an Extension Foundat... continue reading »
USDA ending Regional Food Business Centers program
The USDA is ending a program that supported the development of small farms, local food businesses and regional food supply chains in the wake of the C... continue reading »
IFPA submits updated policy recommendations to MAHA Commission
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA)’s updated policy recommendations to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission offer strate... continue reading »
Growers can now apply for up to $16B in disaster relief funds
Up to $16 billion in federal funds is now available to farmers who suffered crop losses because of natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 through the USDA... continue reading »
New plan to include ban on farmland purchases for ‘foreign adversaries’
The USDA will no longer allow Chinese nationals or other “foreign adversaries” to purchase farmland in the U.S. as part of the National Farm Secur... continue reading »
Survey to measure grape acreage and projected production
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail the Grape Inquiry – August 2025 survey to approximately 2,000 U.S. growers be... continue reading »
