+ resources, reminders and the latest from the AGW family View as Webpage Design inspired by AGW-certified farms Cow illustration by Bosco Leung Dear Dennis, Season’s Greetings on this first day of winter! This will be our last producer update for 2022, and we are gearing up for an exciting year ahead in 2023. We …
Month: December 2022
USDA Announces $1.5 Million for Educational Fellowship Programs in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mexico
USDA Announces $1.5 Million for Educational Fellowship Programs in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mexico Contact: <a href="mailto:press-FAS WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $1.5 million to Texas A&M University and the University of Missouri to establish school-based programs in Ghana, Guatemala, and Mexico through the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. …
From our family to yours, Happy Holidays
View as Webpage Image description: Closeup of a single, dried purple coneflower in focus above a blurred snowy ground. The flower’s seed head is dark brown and the petals are delicate and dried to pale brown. Blue text reads, “Happy Holidays from our family to yours!" Photo by Justin Wheeler. Click here to donate or mail …
Request for Information: Identifying Ambiguities, Gaps, and Uncertain ties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2022 – Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)—in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requests relevant data and information, including case studies, to help identify regulatory ambiguities, gaps, or uncertainties in the …
USDA and USTR Seek New Trade Advisory Committee Members
USDA and USTR Seek New Trade Advisory Committee Members Contact: <a href="mailto:press-FAS WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are accepting applications for new members to serve on agricultural trade advisory committees. Members of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee provide advice to the administration …
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USDA Invests More Than $200 Million to Expand Agricultural Exports Through Market Development Programs
USDA Invests More Than $200 Million to Expand Agricultural Exports Through Market Development Programs Funding Awarded to More Than 60 U.S. Agricultural Organizations to Help Producers Promote Their Products Across the Globe Contact: FAS Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is awarding $202.7 million to more than …
APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: ZeaKal, Inc., Soybean and Suntory Flowers Limited Chrysanthemum
Media Contact: Rick Coker (301) 851-4091 richard.s.coker WASHINGTON, December 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed a soybean plant and a chrysanthemum plant modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they present an increased pest risk as compared to unmodified plants. APHIS posted Regulatory …
What can we do to encourage robust populations of diverse native insects
View as Webpage December 15, 2022 We endeavor to make meaningful long-term conservation a reality. I’ve had many conversations about insect conservation, but over the years the urgency of the issue has grown. We are losing insects around the globe at an alarming rate. Consider bumble bees alone: 28 percent of species in North America …
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A Note from Emily Moose, Executive Director at A Greener World
Our work in 2022 View as Webpage Image credit: Jeremiah and Jessica Jones raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW and Certified Non-GMO by AGW pigs at GrassRoots Pork Company near Beulaville, NC. Dear Dennis, The winter holiday season is here and among the preparations, gatherings and celebrations, it's also a time for reflection. We …
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North Carolina Small Farm Association 