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USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Helene that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county...

USDA and Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Support a Diverse Talent Pipeline with New Agreement

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a first-ever Department-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) to increase awareness of USDA as an employer of choice among Asian American...

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USDA and Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Support a Diverse Talent Pipeline with New Agreement

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a first-ever Department-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) to increase awareness of USDA as an employer of choice among Asian American...

Equity

USDA and Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) Support a Diverse Talent Pipeline with New Agreement

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a first-ever Department-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) to increase awareness of USDA as an employer of choice among Asian American...

USDA Invests $466.5 Million in Food Assistance, Agricultural Development Projects Worldwide

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $466.5 million to strengthen global food security through its two premier international development programs, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 annual meeting. For the...

Equity Food and Nutrition

USDA Invests $466.5 Million in Food Assistance, Agricultural Development Projects Worldwide

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $466.5 million to strengthen global food security through its two premier international development programs, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 annual meeting. For the...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Louisiana Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Louisiana residents in eight parishes (Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne) recovering from the impact of Hurricane Francine that began on...

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USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Louisiana Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Louisiana residents in eight parishes (Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne) recovering from the impact of Hurricane Francine that began on...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Awards through Landmark Meat and Poultry Processing Investment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, spur competition to expand market opportunities for U.S...

American Rescue Plan

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Visits Arizona to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Investments in Wildfire Resilience and Rural Prosperity

Marana, ARIZONA, September 12, 2024 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited two communities in Arizona to highlight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments that protect communities and natural resources from wildfire and drought, expand access to clean energy and create jobs...

Equity Inflation Reduction Act Infrastructure

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