USDA announces new investments in school meals

USDA announces new investments in school meals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several actions to expand support for and access to the school meal programs, including awarding $50 million in grants that will increase collaboration between schools, food producers and suppliers, and other partners to develop nutritious, appetizing school meals for kids. The department also announced…
Rep. Mann Secures and Defends Precision Agriculture

Rep. Mann Secures and Defends Precision Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Tuesday, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Don Davis (NC-01) members of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the Promoting Precision Agriculture Act. The bill would establish a partnership between the federal government and the private sector to create voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize the cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies.…
Kansas Forest Service to lead fire mitigation project near Scott City

Kansas Forest Service to lead fire mitigation project near Scott City

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas Forest Service officials have announced that an annual project that aids in training new wildland firefighters on how to reduce the risk of wildfires will be held April 3-7 in Scott City. The Hazard Fuels Mitigation project will take place at the Scott Wildlife Area and Historic Lake…
State agriculture officials celebrate National Ag Day

State agriculture officials celebrate National Ag Day

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Today on National Ag Day, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrates the many contributions agriculture makes to our nation’s security and prosperity. NASDA is a proud partner of the seventh annual Feeding the Economy report revealing food and agriculture industries and their suppliers contribute over…
Powerful Partnerships Grow a Climate for Tomorrow

Powerful Partnerships Grow a Climate for Tomorrow

Powerful partnerships are built on shared values. I am reminded of this truth daily as I see the agriculture industry live it out—the industry responsible for providing one of the necessities to sustain human life on this planet: food. The process of getting food from the farm to the table requires…
President Biden Proclaims March 21 National Ag Day

President Biden Proclaims March 21 National Ag Day

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2023 – President Joe Biden has proclaimed March 21, 2023 National Ag Day. This year marks the seventh year that The White House has publicly recognized National Ag Day as a salute to the contributions of America’s farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses. The proclamation highlights the spirit…
Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday. The United…