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USDA to invest up to $300 million in new Organic Transition Initiative
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced details of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300 million investment, including with American ... READ MORE »
USDA announces new opportunities to improve nutrient management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation fu... READ MORE »
U.S. Department of Agriculture announces key staff appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 5 the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Eric Deeble –... READ MORE »
Nominations now open for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced June 14 the public call for nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guide... READ MORE »
Vilsack announces USDA initiative to transform food systems
On June 2 at Georgetown University, Secretary Vilsack announced a series of programs from USDA to address supply chain disruptions and transform U.S. ... READ MORE »
USDA announces framework for shoring up food supply chain and transforming the food system
USDA announced June 1 details of a framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more opti... READ MORE »
Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group releases summary report, marking one year since interagency coordination
The Biden-Harris Administration released June 1 the Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group’s (IWG) Summary Report outlining the actions taken ... READ MORE »
NPC to USDA: Keep potatoes a vegetable in the next DGA
In response to efforts by anti-potato activists to limit the availability of potatoes in federal feeding programs and diminish their valuable cont... READ MORE »
USDA extends deadline for public to comment on competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other inputs and retail markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a 30-day extension to the public comment period to identify the impacts of concentration and compe... READ MORE »
U.S. potato industry responds to USDA’s decision to resume PEI imports
On behalf of the U.S. potato industry, NPC and 11 state organizations wrote to Secretary Vilsack to express disappointment over USDA’s recent de... READ MORE »
