U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses diversify the nation's meat supply.
"USDA is...
The USDA announced that 25 projects will receive $9.6 million to help strengthen the resiliency of the country’s food supply chain.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack hosted a teleconference to announce the investment, and that the department is taking several additional...
The Biden administration is awarding an additional $9.6 million in grants and loans to expand meat processing across the country, it announced on Thursday as the government tries to diversify the industry beyond four companies that have long dominated...
Solar Holler just completed the largest solar installation in West Virginia’s state history. That’s right — the LARGEST SOLAR PROJECT EVER launched in West Virginia just went live, courtesy of Solar Holler.
The system was installed at Oak Tree Farm,...
The value of total U.S. exports, excluding the re-export of foreign-origin goods, has grown at an average annual rate of 6 percent since 2002, reaching a record high of $1.4 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2021. While the bulk...
Wayne-Sanderson Farms’ Enterprise workforce recently received a $27,340 workforce development grant underwritten by the Alabama Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Division. Signed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, the grant provides advanced training for nearly 100 Wayne-Sanderson Farms team members,...
“The World Is Addicted to Chicken. So Is the Bird Flu Virus,” by Megan Durisin and Elizabeth Elkin. Bloomberg News (December 18, 2022).
Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin and Elizabeth Elkin reported earlier this week that, “The bird flu outbreak ravaging...
In a letter to USDA Secy. Tom Vilsack, 28 federal legislators asked USDA for “emergency relief in response to skyrocketing feed costs” that threaten the viability of the organic poultry and dairy industries going forward.
“The situation is dire and...
Tennessee Tech University celebrated the grand opening of their Poultry Science Research Center on Dec. 2, as well as the official naming of the Aviagen Poultry Science Laboratory inside. The new facility, which will give faculty and students in...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Cherokee County, Iowa and in...