Jenny Moffitt

Building capacity building infrastructure, building demand, all aspects of the USDA grant program centered on organic growers and the organic industry.   “We're excited to announce our 4th and final round of the Organic Market Development Grants. This is $...

Last week, Agricultural Marketing Service awarded over $2 million for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to Idaho for Fiscal Year 2024.  The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will take the money and fund projects focused on enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for the state’s specialty crop producers.   “...

Last week, the USDA announced grant awards for two programs focused on the specialty crop industry.   “USDA is announcing $82.3 million in grants to enhance specialty crop competitiveness overall, and that is through two different programs," noted the USDA's Jenny Moffitt.  "One is ...

As with any new business endeavor it often takes time to get it going and growing and that's the case with hemp in this country.  It's not only a new crop for farmers, on the production side, it also comes with it extra reporting and testing as well as other regulatory requirements that can be daunting.  Before ...

During a recent Senate Ag committee hearing where bird flu took center stage, USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture Jenny Moffitt told lawmakers the Department is acting very quickly to address any and all outbreaks, regardless of where they occur across the country...

The Senate Ag Committee is preparing to hold its first Farm Bill hearing of the new Congress, focusing on trade and global food aid.  The Ag panel is scheduled to hear from USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor, Undersecretary for Marketing Jenny Lester Moffitt and Sarah Charles USAID Assistant to the Administrator.  Taylor ...

The USDA announced additional assistance for dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program.  The agency also announced a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program.  USDA sa...

Over 180 projects nationwide are recipients of new USDA grants designed to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems.   “The funding that we've announced is $64 million for a total of 185 projects around the country," said Under Secretary for marketing and regulatory programs Jenny Moffitt.  "These projec...

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of approximately $400 million to create USDA Regional Food Business Centers.  The centers will provide local and regional food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity-building services. ...

Organic dairy producers have waited for at least seven years for work to be completed on what is called the origin of livestock final rule, which sets out exactly how and when livestock can be transitioned into organic dairy production. "I'm pleased to announce that the review of the origin of livestock final rule is complete ...