Jewel Bronaugh

The USDA said it will establish a Rural Community Economic Development Subcommittee as a part of its recently launched Equity Commission. “This new subcommittee will be crucial to addressing issues of persistent poverty in rural communities,” said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We are co ...

As lawmakers look to crafting the 2023 Farm Bill, the USDA is looking at how it can help in developing the legislation. "We are looking forward to working with congress to ensure that the programs that USDA implements will factor in all people and their challenges facing us today," said USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh ...

Work is underway at the USDA's Equity Commission. "We're not righting the wrongs of the past.  We are simply trying to prevent wrongs in the future," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said opening up the first meeting of USDA's Equity Commission and it's special agricultural subcommittee Monday. ...

On Wednesday, the USDA announced a $1 billion investment to improve critical community facilities in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Guam. USDA said the infrastructure funding will increase access to health care, education and public safety while spurring community development and building sound infrastructure for people living in rural communities ...

It was an effort launched last September at the United Nations Food Systems Summit. "The sustainable productivity growth in food security and resource conservation coalition; the SPG Coalition," Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh noted during a recent World Food Price virtual briefing ...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced Tuesday approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support innovation in wood products and wood energy. The announcement came during a “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kicks off National Forest Products Week as proclaimed by President Biden. Organi ...

Reducing wasted food is a growing priority both in the United States, and around the world. Stephanie Ho has more. Wednesday September 29th is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.

"I see farmers deploying cutting edge tools to make soil the next frontier in carbon innovation," President Biden said at his climate summit back in April announcing the Agricultural Innovation Mission for climate, or AIM, for Climate. "And AIM for climate has of goal of increasing accelerating global innovation research and development and agriculture food systems in support of cli

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh is leading the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome this week. Leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit in New York in September, Bronaugh and U.S. officials are working with other countries and food systems stakeholders in Rome to build coalitions and consensus around shared objectives, including food security and nutrit

For the Biden Administration, climate change is a major issue. "As we think about our whole of government effort to address this climate crisis we need to figure out how to measure, quantify and track climate-smart agriculture and forestry activity develop a strategy that works for all of our producers and land owners," said Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh ...