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National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Barb Glenn announced recently that she would retire from her position this fall. Serving the organization over the last seven years, Glenn has marshaled NASDA as the unified voice for agriculture, but the organization says her influence on the industry stretches over her 40-year career ...

State agriculture officials are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide recommend adjustments to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Earlier this week, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture outlined recommendations to promote equity in farmers’ access to the program and remove unnecessary barriers of entry. ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture this week asked the USDA for more flexibility in the use of Specialty Crop Block Grants. Specifically, NASDA seeks additional flexibility in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to enhance their responses to the continued demands COVID-19 places on the industry ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture last week adopted a new diversity and inclusion policy during the 2020 NASDA Annual Meeting. According to the organization, the new policy formally incorporates NASDA's commitment to racial justice into its policymaking framework ...

The deadline is approaching for farmers and ranchers to apply for USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue recently told the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture the first $16 billion was used for direct payments to help farmers struggling during the pandemic ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Board of Directors just adopted a new strategic plan to guide the association for 2020-25. NASDA president-elect and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles chaired the 14-person strategic plan working group comprised of NASDA members, saying the new strategic plan “will guide us as state agricultural officials as we engage man

Negotiations to finalize the next coronavirus relief package in Congress are far from the finish line, and so is aid for agriculture, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. The Senate Republican proposal includes a second round of $1,200 stimulus payments for individuals, extends additional unemployment payments by $200 a week through September, and includes su

Numerous state agriculture departments, including the those in Washington and Idaho, along with the USDA are urging consumers not to plant seeds sent to them from China. Americans across the country report receiving unsolicited seeds from China in packages labeled as jewelry ...

What do individual states expect now that USMCA is on the books and being enforced? "One thing that's exciting about USMCA from state perspective; you know we talk about modernizing the the agreement and a lot of that focuses on digital trade aspects or biotechnology," said Max Moncaster with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture ...

The United Kingdom officially published its objectives for the upcoming trade negotiations with the U.S. The announcement included an uncompromising stand on agriculture and food standards, two big sticking points that have slowed momentum for talks getting underway ...