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Regional food business centers aim to strengthen capacity and resilience
A new, $25 million food business center in Iowa will combine resources from five states to create a resource hub for regional food systems. The web... READ MORE »
National Potato Council calls for increased funding for USDA pest management agency
The National Potato Council joined dozens of other agricultural organizations in requesting increased funding for the USDA’s Office of Pest Manageme... READ MORE »
U.S. agricultural trade mission heading to Japan next week
USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead an upcoming agricultural trade mission to Japan June 5-8. T... READ MORE »
Deadline to complete 2022 Census of Agriculture survey nears
Producers are running out of time to complete USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) questionnaires for the 2022 Census of Agriculture. ... READ MORE »
Federal assistance planned for growers affected by natural disaster in 2022
Help for producers who suffered losses because of a natural disaster in 2022 is on the way. Up to $3.7 billion in federal assistance will be available... READ MORE »
Vilsack pushes for increased access to Japanese market during ag ministers meeting
During a meeting of agriculture ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations April 22-23 in southwestern Japan, U.S. Secretary of Agricult... READ MORE »
Longtime Iowa State professor named new NIFA director
Manjit M. Misra, a longtime professor at Iowa State University, has been named the new director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Ins... READ MORE »
USDA, SBA and FDIC host regional economic development workshops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Depository Insurance Corporatio... READ MORE »
$75M in government funding available to aid producers transitioning to organic
Producers transitioning to organic farming will soon be able to apply for a share of $75 million in federal funding as part of the $300 million Organi... READ MORE »
NIFA accepting applications for potato breeding research grant program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for a potato breeding research grant progr... READ MORE »
