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AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs Continues Outreach Efforts

February 14, 2011 Robert C. Keeney, Deputy Administrator, USDA AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs

The Fruit and Vegetable Programs of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is intensifying its educational outreach campaign to the industry and consumers. Customers regularly refer to the Fruit and Vegetable Programs as the “best-kept secret in the produce business” because valuable resources...

Food and Nutrition

Kansas USDA Holds ‘Rural Jobs Roundtable’ at 2010 Kansas Workforce Summit

January 22, 2010

USDA Rural Development State Director Patty Clark and Kansas FSA State Executive Director Adrian Polansky hosted a roundtable on job creation and economic growth in association with the 2010 Kansas Workforce Summit in Topeka. The “Rural Jobs Roundtable” was a special session at the summit and a...

USDA Results Rural

Open Government at USDA

January 09, 2017

Openness and Transparency principles permeate all levels and stages of mission/business delivery at USDA. The 2016 updates in the USDA Open Government Plan 4.0 address operational outcomes achieved since the last Plan update (v3, 2014), along with planned future improvements in specific Open subject...

Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government

June 10, 2022

About the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government At the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government, our job is to ensure that Federal agencies handle the records of U.S. Government activities appropriately by following the Federal Records Act for the benefit of...

News

August 21, 2020

Follow the conversation on research and innovation efforts in the Department, the broader public-sector, and the private sector. USDA Press Releases USDA Releases Agriculture Innovation Research Strategy Summary and Dashboard Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its U.S...

Obama Administration Announces Eight Additional Promise Zones to Build Community Prosperity

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2015 – The Obama Administration announced today eight additional Promise Zones across the country, including six cities, one rural area, and one tribal community. Promise Zones are high poverty communities where the federal government partners with local leaders to increase...

FDA Commissioner Makary, USDA Secretary Rollins Celebrate Proposed Modernization of Orange Juice Regulations to Benefit American Growers

(Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H., and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this week announced plans to support American citrus growers and cut bureaucratic barriers by proposing an update to the standard of...

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10 Simple Tips to Make the 278 Filing Process Easier

August 08, 2022

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USDA Announces Next Steps in Providing Financial Assistance to Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination

Washington, March 1, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first steps in its process for providing financial assistance to farmers, ranchers or forest landowners who have previously suffered discrimination with respect to USDA farm lending programs. In addition, USDA...

Equity Inflation Reduction Act

USDA Announces $29 Million to Increase American-Made Fertilizer Production

ORLANDO, Fla., March 10, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department received $3 billion in applications from more than 350 independent businesses from 47 states and 2 territories for the first two rounds of a new grant program to add...