Skip to main content
Skip to main content

Search

Filters

Page Type

Category/Topic

A new keyword search will reset all filters. You can further limit keyword search results with the filters on the left.
Showing: 1691 - 1700 of 2028 Results

USDA Marks 150th Anniversary with Historic Plenary Panel at 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2012–The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will give the keynote address and moderate a historic plenary panel at the Agricultural Outlook Forum, Feb. 23-24, 2012, in Arlington, Va. USDA is commemorating its 150th anniversary...

USDA, University of Kentucky Break Ground on New Forage Research Building

LEXINGTON, KY, May 23, 2023 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research facility, known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU), on the University of Kentucky campus. The ceremony was hosted by the U.S. Department of...

USDA Commitments to Equity in Agriculture Include Nearly $25 Million for Programs Reaching Underserved Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 7, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a trio of awards totaling nearly $25 million in grants and cooperative agreements intended to ensure broader access and participation in USDA programs and services for historically underserved farmers and...

American Rescue Plan

USDA Invests $92.2 Million in Grants for Local, Regional Food Producers Affected by the Pandemic

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part...

Coronavirus

Center of Excellence

November 20, 2023

The USDA OCIO robotic process automation (RPA) program is shifting from focusing primarily on RPA to identifying opportunities to implement Intelligent Automation (IA) across the enterprise. IA combines RPA with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to...

Graphic showing a plant with three circle wheels in the background

Climate Change Adaptation and USDA

July 25, 2022

Effective beginning 5/20/2025: Please note this site is under review and content may change. Producers, ranchers, forest landowners, and communities across the country are facing challenges posed by the effects of climate change. Some of these effects are familiar but occurring more frequently or...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Interior Secretary Jewell Outline Wildfire Threat during Upcoming Fire Season

DENVER, Colo. June 9, 2015 – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced above average fire activity projections for the upcoming 2015 fire wildfire season. To view the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) forecast, visit this website. Joined by...

USDA Strengthens Partnerships with 1890s Universities

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Dr. Paul Jones, Chair of 1890s Presidents Council—an organization comprised of presidents and chancellors of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

USDA Announces $22 Million Available for Research to Combat Citrus Greening

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative...

Secretary Jewell, Governor Brown, Deputy Under Secretary Mills Celebrate Landmark Agreements to Conserve up to 2.3 Million Acres of Sagebrush Habitat in Oregon

BEND, Ore., March 27, 2015– Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Oregon Governor Kate Brown and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Ann Mills to celebrate landmark agreements that will allow landowners in all eight Eastern and Central Oregon counties with...