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Additional REAP Dollars Coming to the Northwest
Additional REAP Dollars Coming to the Northwest
Additional REAP Dollars Coming to the Northwest
On Thursday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding new projects in nearly every state to lower costs, expand access to clean energy and strengthen American farms and small businesses.  USDA is making the investments through the Rural Energy for America Program, better known as REAP.   “...
USDA To Test Milk For H5N1
USDA To Test Milk For H5N1
USDA To Test Milk For H5N1
After bird flu has been detected in dairy cattle across the country, including here in the Northwest, there have been talks about the USDA testing milk samples to determine if H5N1 is present.  How would testing those samples work?   “...
USDA Sending Natural Disaster Aid to Farmers
USDA Sending Natural Disaster Aid to Farmers
USDA Sending Natural Disaster Aid to Farmers
The USDA is issuing payments this week to agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters.  The assistance includes $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton and over $92 million for livestock producers nationwide who have faced increased supplemental feed costs as a result of forage losses due to 2022 qualifying drought and wildfire events.
NW Projects Receive RCPP Funding
NW Projects Receive RCPP Funding
NW Projects Receive RCPP Funding
This week, the USDA announced $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.  The Department of Ag said recipients will provide $968 million in contributions to amplify the impact of the federal investment.  Selecte...
USDA to Boost Wildlife Protection
USDA to Boost Wildlife Protection
USDA to Boost Wildlife Protection
The USDA will boost wildlife habitat protection as the Biden administration enters its final months.  In a department memo this week, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack directed agencies to coordinate more closely on protecting lands across different types of ownership, including making wildlife habitat a high priority in various conservation programs.  Vilsack...
Investments will Strengthen School Meals
Investments will Strengthen School Meals
Investments will Strengthen School Meals
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized USDA’s commitment to connecting local farmers and producers with schools nationwide that serve meals to about 30 million children every school day.  Vilsack, joining others across the country in celebrating National School Lunch Week and National Farm to School Month, pointed to the Department’s recent investment of $500 million for schools to purchase unprocess
What USDA Programs Continue Now?
What USDA Programs Continue Now?
What USDA Programs Continue Now?
With the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill on September 30th, the question running through farm county is what programs have stopped and what programs continue?   “Some programs that are called orphan programs that effective September 30th basically stopped," said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.  "There a...

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