National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Photo credit: USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has promoted the sale of foods locally for over two decades via business and community investments made by Value-Added Producer Grants , Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Grants , and most recently Regional Food System Partnership grants.

Food 105

Food Agriculture Agriculture Marketing 105

NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.

Ruralism 130

Ruralism Poultry Livestock Agriculture 130

Agwired

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) , which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.

Manure 45

Manure Poultry Supply Chain Animal Agriculture 45

Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

Choice Canning, one of Walmart’s suppliers, misrepresented its practices to receive a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, as the Ocean Outlaw Project reported. It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S. Read more: Methane from Agriculture is a Big Problem.

Poultry 143

Poultry Supply Chain Cattle Food 143

Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

The seminar included leaders in the agriculture industry as they discussed the U.S. Alltech as a company believes that agriculture has the greatest potential to positively shape the future of our planet,” said Mark Hulsebus, sales and portfolio director at Alltech, as he welcomed attendees.

Aquaculture 56

Aquaculture Poultry Production Processing 56

ATTRA

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and to support the development of value-added products for consumers.

Food 40

Food Supply Chain Aquaculture Poultry 40

ATTRA

MAY 24, 2024

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

Food 40

Food Supply Chain Rural Development Aquaculture 40