Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Improve Rural Electric Service for Customers in 12 States
Tweet Special to the Journal NEW ORLEANS, La. – today announced that rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 12 states will receive loan guarantees to improve generation and transmission facilities and implement smart grid technologies. The announcement was made on the Secretary’s behalf by USDA Rural Utilities Acting Administrator John Padalino during the annual meeting [...]
Read More →USDA Drought Assistance Minimizes Impacts While Spurring Improvements on 1M Acres of American Farmland
Tweet WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to help producers rebound from drought have touched more than one million acres of farmland across the country as nearly 2,000 producers took advantage of conservation funding targeted to drought-stricken areas by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). NRCS made more than $27 million available [...]
Read More →BISHOP TOURS LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, VIEWS NEW SCHOOL LUNCH STANDARDS
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, GA – Monday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) toured Lincoln Elementary Magnet School in Albany, Georgia, met with cafeteria staff, ate lunch with the students, and held a media availability regarding the changes made to the lunch program at Lincoln Elementary Magnet School and schools throughout the entire [...]
Read More →USDA Grants Awarded to Promote New Economic Opportunity for Farmers and Ranchers through Local and Regional Projects
Tweet CLEVELAND – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced over $9 million in grants to organizations across 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to initiatives that bolster the connection between agricultural producers and their consumers while improving access to healthy food and strengthening local economies. Merrigan made the Farmers Market Promotion [...]
Read More →ASU wins USDA grant to assist farmers
Tweet Alfred Greenlee can determine if a field he farms 30 miles away in Mitchell County needs watering without leaving his south Albany home. A grant through the Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center at Albany State University enables him to use remote sensing technology to boost crop yields and reduce irrigation costs. The [...]
Read More →BISHOP ANNOUNCES USDA OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement today announcing the awarding of five new and continuing grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and landowners in Georgia. A total of 70 grants were awarded throughout the United States through the Outreach and [...]
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