The article reports on the grants awarded by the U.S Department of Agriculture to 29 institutions. The purpose of the grants worth more than 17 million dollars are to develop the sustainability and competitiveness of the U.S agriculture and to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers...
Sherrod speak at a UDSA event this year and was so pleased that an advocate for small farmers was now part of the establishment; Daddy is smiling on the other side. In this time of PC and hungry new media, shall we just chill for a second and understand that older people get a pass...
The grants may be used to develop new products from raw agricultural products or to promote new markets for established products. Veterans, socially-disadvantaged groups, beginning farmers and ranchers, operators of small- and medium-sized family farms and ranc...
Explanatory Notes), these funds are intended to support “the participation of farmers’ markets in SNAP by providing equipment and support grants to new markets and those currently participating in the program.” The goals of the FMSSG program are to increase SNAP ...
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced a disbursement of over two million dollars to selected rural farmers and food producers in Washington state and Oregon. The grants are part of theBiden-Harris administration's pledgeto create more ways to tamper down the sky-high cost of ...
for studying it. Most of her work is done at–and funded through–the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts, which is supported by money from, you guessed it, the USDA. Her research is also supported by numerous grants from the NIH branch of HHS. However, ...
“The investments USDA will make in expanding meat and poultry capacity, along with restoration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, will begin to level the playing field for farmers and ranchers.” The investment by the USDA is in line with US President Biden’s executive order on promoting co...
The US Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for funding to increase the supply of affordable housing for farm workers. Luis R. García, acting state director of USDA Rural Development in Puerto Rico, said that subject to the availability of funds, the loan and grants will be provide...
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Available for Repairs and Improvements: USDA loans not only make homeownership or farm acquisition possible but also offer opportunities to secure financing for necessary repairs or improvements. For example, through the USDA’s Single-Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants program, eligible homeowners can...