NEWS RELEASE Biden-Harris Administration Helps Expand Access to Rural Health Care Through Investing in America Agenda Grants Will Benefit More Than 5 Million People in Rural America CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 25, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is expanding access to health care for more …

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plus news from AGW farms and businesses View as Webpage Photo credit: The a2 Milk Company Dear Dennis, Elevated temperatures continue for many, and we hope you are managing. Weather patterns continue to bring heat waves, drought, wildfires and flooding as experienced in the Northeast recently, increasingly exacerbated by climate change. We try our best …

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) is updating its compliance reporting features in APHIS eFile. BRS permit holders using APHIS eFile will experience: Faster page response times with pop-up window style data entry Easier to sort and navigate XML table with auto-refresh to show upload …

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Sustainable, high-welfare cheese wins at American Cheese Society Awards View as Webpage Photo credit: Jennifer Silverberg Photography of Green Dirt Farm cheese Dear Dennis, We are thrilled to announce that six Certified Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) by AGW cheeses have achieved outstanding recognition at the 40th annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Competition in Des Moines, …

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July 21, 2023 5 Benefits for First Responders and their Families

USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Southeast Asia The U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor will lead an agribusiness trade mission to Malaysia and Singapore on Oct. 30-Nov. 3. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is now accepting applications from U.S. exporters who wish to participate in …

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Our daughter and son-in-law have a flock of domestic ducks who are invading their new swimming pool.  The pond they originally lived in had to be filled in so they need a new home.  Do you know of any prospective homes in your areas that would take them?   Contact: Dolores Pendergast 1433 Stonemill Falls …

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Dear Stakeholders, Each year, we have the honor of sharing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services’ (APHIS) achievements through our Impact Report. In 2022, we celebrated APHIS’ 50th anniversary. We did this while battling the twin challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the largest animal health outbreak in this country’s history – the …

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View as Webpage July 12, 2023       To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway, how do we achieve conservation success? Gradually, and then suddenly. It's certainly felt that way at our Xerces Society offices the past few weeks, as years of groundwork paid off with breakthrough achievements. A scientific study on pesticide residues in nursery plants …

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Eleven New Agricultural Officers Sworn into Foreign Service Contact: <a href="mailto:press-fas WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor administered the oath of office today to 11 employees of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service who will serve American agriculture internationally as members of …

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