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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Millions to Promote U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports

January 27, 2010 // 1 Comment

USDA Release No. 0033.10 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Millions to Promote U.S. Food and Agricultural Exports [...]

Updated Farm Bill Programs and Grants Information

January 26, 2010 // 2 Comments

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition provides an updated “quick-guide” to federal programs and grants for farmers, ranchers, food entrepreneurs, and the [...]

Obama, Vilsack Announce Nomination of Dr. Elisabeth Haben as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety

January 26, 2010 // 0 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0022.10 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 PRESIDENT OBAMA, SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCE INTENT TO NOMINATE DR. ELISABETH HAGEN AS USDA [...]

Food Safety Bills Reach too Far, Cost too Much

January 26, 2010 // 0 Comments

Policy news from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition In an editorial in Capital Times, Margaret Krome, Policy Director at NSAC member group, the Michael Fields [...]

National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Update, 2010

January 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

FROM: https://nonais.org/2010/01/03/nais-update-2010/ The real world was not kind to the USDA’s plans for a National Animal Identification System (NAIS). It is now January [...]

Ohio Farmers and Landowners Sign Up Now For Conservation Assistance – Over $18 Million Available

January 21, 2010 // 0 Comments

From: National Resource Conservation Service Contact: Christina Coulon, 614-255-2471 COLUMBUS, January 11, 2010 – Ohio agricultural producers and landowners interested in [...]

USDA To Provide $950 Million in Tobacco Transition Program Payments in 2010

January 21, 2010 // 0 Comments

USDA News Release No. 0020.10 Contact: Jonathan Groveman (202) 720-4178 USDA To Provide $950 Million in Tobacco Transition Program Payments in 2010 WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2010 [...]

Community Food Enterprise (CFE) Event: Examining the Role of CFEs in Local Economic Development

January 20, 2010 // 0 Comments

Community Food Enterprise Event: Examining the Role of CFEs in Local Economic Development January 28, 2010 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Wallace Center at [...]

USDA PROVIDES FUNDING TO COOPERATORS FOR PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION

January 20, 2010 // 0 Comments

Release No. 0021.10 Contact: Melissa O’Dell (301) 734-0602 USDA PROVIDES FUNDING TO COOPERATORS FOR PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION WASHINGTON, Jan. [...]

Supreme Court to Hear Monsanto’s GMO Alfalfa Appeal; Consumer Comment Period on USDA Review Now Open

January 18, 2010 // 5 Comments

January 18th, from the Lincoln Journal Star Online (https://journalstar.com/business/local/article_fd692764-045a-11df-8cb9-001cc4c03286.html) The U.S. Supreme Court granted [...]