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To those who: Do Dig Sow Milk Pick Herd Lead Feed Care Grow Plant Shear Water Teach Ranch Shovel Inspire Irrigate Protect Manage Harvest Produce Innovate Dedicate Cultivate Conserve Persevere Take Risks Contribute Work Hard 🇺🇸 We Thank You 🇺🇸 #NationalAgWeek

USDA is awarding about $4.7 million to seven partnerships across 10 states through Regional Food System Partnerships. ams.usda.gov/sites/default/…

USDA is awarding almost $11.1 million to 37 projects across 24 states and territories through the Local Food Promotion Program. ams.usda.gov/sites/default/…

The @USDA is awarding almost $11.1 million to 43 projects across 28 states and territories through the Farmers Market Promotion Program. ams.usda.gov/sites/default/…

Today, @USDA announced it has awarded over $26.8M to grant projects through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). LAMP includes the Farmers Market Promotion Program, Local Food Promotion Program and the Regional Food System Partnerships. ams.usda.gov/content/usda-a…

USDA announced a payment rate increase for the Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills Program to 5 cents per lbs. This increase will provide an estimated additional $15M per year to the domestic textile industry. bit.ly/4azXprb

Calling all farmer market managers. The National Farmers Market Survey is now open! @USDA in partnership with @michiganstateu will use survey results to help guide policy, resources and program support. Complete the survey today! canr.msu.edu/nfms

Got beef? Check out this handy guide to understand our beef grades 🥩

Organic farms and ranches in all 50 states should expect an invitation to complete the 2025 Organic Survey. The questionnaire asks producers information on acreage, production, & sales as well as production and marketing practices. Please Respond! nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2025/…

ByHeart Broadens Voluntary Recall While Investigation Continues fda.gov/safety/recalls…

USDA awarded over $10.2M in supplemental grant funding to 28 projects to promote the maple syrup industry, expand new market opportunities for U.S. agricultural products & increase access to locally grown food in communities experiencing food insecurity bit.ly/4gMEeMg

USDA announced $72.9 million in grant funding awarded to 56 states and territories for 585 projects through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). ams.usda.gov/content/usda-a…

🎉Congratulations to our Senate-confirmed @USDA leaders! ✅Dudley Hoskins as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs ✅Dr. Scott Hutchins as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics ✅Richard Fordyce as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation I look forward to working with each of you as we unite to carry out President Trump’s vision for rural prosperity, always putting farmers FIRST. Together, we will Make Agriculture Great Again! 🌾🚜

Today, @USDA announced $3.38M in grant funding awarded to @_MadAgriculture, @nationalbison, @FlowerHillInst through the Bison Production and Marketing Grant Program to strengthen production & marketing of bison and bison products in the U.S. bit.ly/3KaLG7F

Remote Grading for Beef matches simple technology with robust data management and program oversight to enable USDA to assess beef carcass characteristics and assign official quality grades from a remote location. For additional information, visit ams.usda.gov/services/remot…

Buying organic? The USDA Organic seal is the only federally regulated organic label and requires practices that preserve biodiversity and ecological balance.

It’s the season of u-pick, from peaches to apples, make sure your orchard is on the USDA Local Food Directories. Contact us to become a part of this growing network at directoryupdates@usda.gov

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service provides American farmers and producers with valuable tools and services, such as grading, certification, and verification, that help create marketing opportunities.

USDA announced plans to purchase fresh and processed apples, cranberries, farm- raised Catfish and Alaska Pollock, Black Beans, Great Northern Beans, Kidney Beans, Navy Beans, Pinto Beans and Small Red Beans for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.

Do you have a local farmers market or agritourism business that isn’t listed in our Local Food Directories? Contact us to become a part of this growing network at directoryupdates@usda.gov #NationalFarmersMarketWeek