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2025.01.21
U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1
USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy Now Accounts for Two-Thirds of the Nation's Dairy Herds
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2025.01.20
USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Hong Kong
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is now accepting applications for its agribusiness trade mission to Hong Kong, scheduled for May 12-16, 2025.
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2025.01.17
USDA and Minnesota Announce Expanded Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to Improve Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat
The USDA and the State of Minnesota are expanding their partnership through the FSA Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to assist Minnesota farmers, and agricultural landowners in improving water quality and conserving other natural resources.
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2025.01.16
New report highlights critical food system trends and challenges in countdown to 2030
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation
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2025.01.15
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces 15 Additional States Onboard With National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1, Shares Update on Vaccination Efforts
USDA APHIS Shares Fifteen New States Joining the NMTS and Critical Updates on HPAI Vaccines Across Species
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2025.01.14
USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy
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2025.01.13
Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses?
Researchers are still projecting negative returns for grain producers even after assistance from Washington, highlighting the extent of the downturn in the agricultural industry.
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2025.01.10
Tropicana orange supplier Alico to exit citrus business
The company concluded that “growing citrus is no longer economically viable for us in Florida,” with disease and hurricanes reducing production by 73%.
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2025.01.09
How a new smart label tracks food’s supply chain journey
Giesecke+Devrient’s peel-and-stick label can help companies address product quality and traceability issues by accounting for changes in location, temperature and package tampering.
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2025.01.08
FAO calls for urgent action to address widening famine in Sudan
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis