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USDA Announces Funding Available for Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Programs

10 Dec 2015
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $17.6 million in funding to support research and outreach activities that will help growers, producers, and processors find innovative ways to improve organic agriculture.

USDA Announces Early Release of Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2025

9 Dec 2015
WASHINGTON, Dec 9, 2015 — On Dec. 11, 2015, at 11am EST, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables from its upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2025 report. USDA will post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections to 2025 for major crops and livestock products, and will include suppor...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Appoints New NAREEE Advisory Board Members

9 Dec 2015
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.

USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security

2 Dec 2015
PARIS, Dec. 2, 2015 — Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades ahead, according to a major scientific assessment released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on global food security and its implications for the United States. The report, entitled Climate Change, Global ...

USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum

2 Dec 2015
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2015 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 25-26, 2016. The theme for this year’s forum is “Transforming Agriculture: Blending Technology and Tradition.”
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