Effective at 6:18pm Eastern Standard Time on December 2, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, prospectively vacated the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) final rule (7 CFR part 340) issued in May 2020 for organisms developed using genetic engineering. Regulatory Status Review responses, Confirmation Request responses, and active permits …
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NEWS RELEASE USDA Announces Over $194 Million in New Projects to Increase Economic Opportunities Through Rural Partners Network Funding Will Support Family Farms, Small Businesses, Infrastructure and Clean Energy in Underserved Rural and Tribal Communities LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 4, 2024 – U.S. Department …
December 3, 2024 | View as Webpage Giving Tuesday is a day that encourages people to do good. However you chose to participate today - whether by donating, volunteering, advocating, or creating safe, quality habitat - we want to THANK YOU for pitching in! The Xerces …
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December 3, 2024 | View as Webpage It's Giving Tuesday! A day that encourages people to do good. Today, we celebrate Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global movement to unleash the power of radical generosity. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that …
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By Donating to AGW’s Farmer Relief Fund View as Webpage Photo Credit: Campfire Farms in Mulino, OR Dear Dennis, This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to stand with us to make a meaningful difference for farmers who are navigating a world increasingly marked by extreme weather and economic uncertainty. The past year has been …
Stakeholder Announcement USDA Launches Pilot Program to Help Rural Homeowners, Including People Affected by Disasters, More Quickly Access Funding to Repair Their Homes WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that USDA is launching a new pilot program in 23 states, American Samoa …
USDA Launches Agribusiness Trade Mission to Morocco Casablanca, Morocco, Dec. 2, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in Casablanca today to begin a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission. Whitley is leading a delegation of nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture to expand …
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November 25, 2024 | View as Webpage As the holidays approach, we want to pause and thank all of you who make up our community… We are thankful for our donors, members, and funders. The Xerces Society is a donor-supported nonprofit organization, and our financial supporters make everything we …
USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Guatemala WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications for a trade mission to Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 3-7, 2025. Current and potential U.S. exporters interested in participating should apply for consideration by December 3. "We are excited to …
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Read it Now >> In our latest newsletter, Julianna Lenoch, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, National Coordinator for APHIS' Wildlife Services, offers pro tips for protecting poultry from disease during the fall migratory season. At the start of autumn, hundreds of thousands of wild birds in the U.S. migrate north to south. And because some of them …
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