Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

Formal agreement between the USDA and DOI focuses on rancher resiliency by assessing vacant allotments, unifying permitting frameworks between agencies, expanding use of targeting grazing to prevent wildfires and establishing a rancher liaison program for wildfire incident command centers.

Coalition recommends a phased approach: maintain current protein requirements while strengthening sourcing standards, increasing fiber and whole foods, expanding local procurement pathways and investing in school kitchen capacity.

American Lamb Board grant initiative is designed to help producers improve efficiency and increase productivity by integrating technology and sustainable management strategies.

USDA and Texas state officials, along with the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, verify there is no new or unknown animal disease circulating in a feedlot in the Texas Panhandle, addressing recent online claims.

USDA proposes delaying the effective date of the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems final rule from July 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2027.

Research partners plan to test the air scrubber in commercial poultry houses in the near future.

Release converts the USDA’s afternoon PDF reports into a standardized, searchable spreadsheet format that allows market participants to sort, filter, add freight and more.

Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program funds support US rendered product exports abroad. 

Edinburg, Texas-based facility expands USDA’s ability to disperse sterile flies along the border and into the United States, if necessary.

USDA's APHIS makes up to $100 million available to support innovative projects that enhance sterile NWS fly production, strengthen preparedness and response strategies, and safeguard US agriculture, animal health and trade.