Gearing up to Celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer

Gearing up to Celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer By Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor Did you know that women are responsible for roughly half of the world’s food production? The United Nations’ designation of 2026 as the International Year of …

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APHIS Invites Public Comment on Request for Information on Options for Reducing Regulations for Modified Microbes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites public comment for 60 days on a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI explores options to reduce the regulatory burden for modified microbes and is available now in the Federal Register. Specifically, APHIS requests comments to help identify: Potential criteria and mechanisms …

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STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Seeks Applications to Increase Homeownership Opportuniti es for Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Communities and Native Hawaiian Communities

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Stakeholder Announcement USDA Seeks Applications to Increase Homeownership Opportunities for Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Communities and Native Hawaiian Communities WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications to increase homeownership for people in …

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