USDA Announces More Resources to Increase and Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity | USDA
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Is There Really Such a Thing as Low-Carbon Beef? | WIRED
In November, the US Department of Agriculture approved a program that will open a path for beef producers to market their meat as low-carbon. Producers who can prove that their cattle are raised in a way that emits 10 percent less greenhouse gases than an industry baseline can qualify for the certification scheme, which is run by a private company called Low Carbon Beef.
USDA cancels Farmers to Families Food Box Program | Agriculture | capitalpress.com
USDA will permanently end its Farmers to Families Food Box Program at the end of May.
The program, which bought meat, dairy and produce from farmers and directed it to hungry families, was created by the Trump administration during the pandemic.
Over the past year, USDA has spent more than $4 billion on the program and delivered more than 156 million boxes through mid-April.
Vilsack calls for structural changes in U.S. food distribution systems to deal with hunger, equity | Successful Farming
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stressed the need for structural changes to U.S. food distribution systems in order to tackle hunger, strengthen equity, and increase access to school meals during his keynote address Wednesday at the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference...
FACT SHEET: United States Department of Agriculture Provisions in H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan | USDA
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10, 2021 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021...Specifically, provisions within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reduce hunger across the country, strengthen the food supply chain, invest in rural America, and provide long awaited support to underserved, socially disadvantaged farmers.