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Celebrating World Trade Month: The Trump Administration’s Approach to Expanding Exports and Supporting Rural Prosperity

Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Michelle Bekkering

I am honored to serve as the newest member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area in my role as Deputy Under Secretary. As a native of Iowa, where agriculture is our lifeblood, I understand this position is a sacred trust and my duty to the...

Rural Trade
TFAA Deputy Under Secretary Michelle Bekkering meets with members of the Des Moines Partnership during their visit to D.C. May 9, 2025

Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

Farming Food and Nutrition Forestry Initiatives Recreation Research and Science Rural
USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

Groundwater: It’s at the Root of Safe Water Consumption

Cristina Rivera, Management & Program Analyst, Rural Development Water & Environmental Programs

USDA Rural Development offers various programs that prioritize emergency health and sanitary issues.

Rural
A person filling a vial with water with National Groundwater Awareness Week March 9-15, 2025 text overlay

USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

Farming Rural
Future Farmers of America event

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Local Organizations, Cooperatives and Tribes to Support High-Speed Internet Deployment in Rural Communities as Part of Investing in America Agenda

McALLEN, Texas, April 24, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states. USDA is awarding $5.2 million in...

Rural Equity

USDA Now Accepting Applications for 40 Climate Change Fellows to Help Record Number of Farmers and Rural Small Businesses Access Clean Energy Funds from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America...

Equity Rural

USDA Developing New Tools to Identify COVID Virus in Wild and Domestic Animals

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists are developing new tests and tools to identify and track the COVID virus and its variants in wild and domestic animals. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is currently implementing a $300 million provision...

Coronavirus

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $11.1 Million to Help Crystal Freeze Dry LLC Expand Manufacturing Capacity to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain and Create Jobs for People in Rural Iowa

PANORA, IOWA – Oct. 21, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $11.1 million under the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to help Crystal Freeze Dry LLC expand capacity to manufacture freeze-dried egg products and...

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USDA to Make Up to $800 Million Available to Provide Economic Relief to Biofuel Producers and Restore Renewable Fuel Markets Hit by the Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 7, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will make up to $800 million available to support biofuel producers and infrastructure. Today’s announcement includes $700 million to provide economic relief to biofuel producers...

Coronavirus

USDA Issues Final Pandemic Payments for Timber Harvesters and Haulers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin issuing final pandemic assistance payments to timber harvesters and timber hauling businesses through the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) program starting next week. In total, $200 million will be...

Coronavirus