NEWS RELEASE Biden-Harris Administration Launches Rapid Response Team to Support Illinois Basin Energy Communities WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022 – The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG), today announced the creation and launch of a new Illinois Basin Rapid Response Team (RRT), bringing together 11 federal agencies …
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To Save Invertebrates, Protect Plants
View as Webpage September 28, 2022 Even in the most challenging environments, the right plants can provide a lifeline for native invertebrates. In what looks like an otherwise flat expanse of agriculture, above, a pollinator strip reveals signs of life: the telltale snips of leafcutter bees on a native redbud tree. Creating …
URGENT: AGW Relief Fund for Farmers
Please give by this Friday, September 30 View as Webpage Dear Dennis, In 2020, when we couldn’t find food in the middle of a pandemic but needed to feed our families, farmers were there for us, and stepped up to provide healthful, sustainably produced food for our communities. Since then, farmers have taken hits from …
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Ava ilable to Increase Innovative American-Made Fertilizer Production
NEWS RELEASE Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available to Increase Innovative American-Made Fertilizer Production New Grant Program Will Spur Competition and Help U.S. Farmers Address Rising Costs WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making $500 million in grants available to increase …
AGW in the News, Grant Opportunities, Technical Resources
and the latest news from your peers View as Webpage Photo credit: Ice House Farm in Goshen, VT Dear Dennis, Whether you’re feeling a slight dip in temperatures or a shifting in your daily patterns, Fall has arrived here in the northern hemisphere. Our virtual Summer Road Trip wrapped up recently, and it was great …
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APHIS BRS Stakeholder Meeting – December 8 – Save the Date
Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) will hold its annual Stakeholder Meeting on Thursday, December 8, 2022. BRS will offer in-person—at the USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737—and virtual options for attendance. Please mark your calendars now to …
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NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities
NEWS RELEASE Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities Funding Will Provide High-Speed Internet Access to People and Businesses in Rural and Remote Areas across 20 States; Additional Funding Will Come From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Coming Months WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary …
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $178 Million in International Food for Progress Projects
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $178 Million in International Food for Progress Projects Release No. 0200.22 Contact: USDA Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 – .The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities including promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes …
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects Release No. 0199.22 Contact: USDA Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 – .The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure countries in Africa and …
Want to Make a Difference for American Agriculture? Come Work for APHIS!
APHIS is looking for Animal Health Technicians to join our team. Want to Make a Difference for American Agriculture? Come Work for APHIS! Do you have a passion for the world of animal health? Are you interested in helping to shape the future of American Agriculture? A position with APHIS as an Animal Health Technician …
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