Press Releases - USDA
Nov 4, 2024 · Secretary Vilsack Highlights Historic Investments in U.S. Agriculture and Four Years of Climate Progress at COP29
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Census of Agriculture. Farmers and Ranchers, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of agriculture by being counted.
USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to …
WASHINGTON, October 08, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced multiple steps to deliver on the President’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to promote fair and competitive markets for American farmers and ranchers, and lower food prices for American families.
USDA Announces Framework for Shoring Up the Food Supply …
Jun 1, 2022 · The United States wasted $408 billion worth of food in 2019 – more than a third of the total U.S. food supply. Wasted food results in unnecessary uses of energy as well as methane and CO2 emissions; reducing food waste can help …
USDA Announces $133 Million in Grant Funding Available, …
WASHINGTON, Feb, 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is now accepting applications for this year’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), with a total of $133 million available in competitive grant funds to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems and increase the availability of locally ...
USDA Market News - Agricultural Marketing Service
For 100 years, AMS has provided free, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Each year, Market News issues thousands of reports, providing the industry with key wholesale, retail and shipping data.
USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal …
Sep 29, 2021 · Through climate-smart agriculture and forestry partnerships, USDA aims to enhance and create new markets and streams of income for farmers, ranchers, producers and private foresters and strengthen rural economies while also improving protocols to measure, monitor and track carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.
USDA Releases Updated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined more than 20 federal agencies to release its updated Climate Adaptation Plan and expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to ensure federal operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts.
USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service Homepage
11/07/24 NEWS RELEASE: NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Zip Code Tabulations. 10/31/24 NEWS RELEASE: 2023 Irrigation and Water Management data now available. 10/23/24 NEWS RELEASE: USDA seeks nominations for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture data
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today announced the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, spanning more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them down to the county level. The information ...