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Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held on September 12-13, 2023, and will Include Oral Public Comments

July 18, 2023 HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s work continues! The committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) invite the public to participate in this important event via live webcast. Registration is...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Nutrition Security Research and Science

Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination: Organizational Deadline

March 14, 2023 Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency

Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden in August 2022, directs USDA to provide financial assistance to producers who have experienced discrimination in USDA’s farm lending programs. This program provides USDA the ability to deliver financial assistance...

Equity Farming

Poppy Sias-Hernandez: Working to Build Equity with Love, Integrity, and Generosity

March 14, 2023 Laura Crowell, USDA Equity Commission Communications Lead

As a Latina woman, raised in a black community by a single white mother, Poppy Sias-Hernandez understands how access to equitable support and resources can have a life changing impact.

Equity Initiatives