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WASHINGTON, January 10, 2024 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has entered a cooperative agreement with Pennsylvania under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Pennsylvania are working together to offer more than $26 million in competitive grant funding for projects to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four Tribes plan to be the first to launch the new, permanent summer grocery benefits program for children – known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer – in summer 2024. They include:
National Milk Day is observed on January 11th each year to commemorate the day in 1878 when milk deliveries began in glass bottles sealed with waxed paper. It is also a time to appreciate the contributions of dairy farmers and serves as a reminder of the nutritional value and cultural significance of dairy in the lives of many Americans.
Kevin Poole, a recent graduate of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), can remember the exact moment when he first learned about the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program. It was during the spring semester of his junior year of high school. “A school administrator grabbed me at lunch and said she wanted to tell me about this opportunity,” Poole said. “It just kept getting better and better as she told me about the program.”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that January 13, 2024, is the deadline to apply for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). This program is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided $2.2 billion in funding.
Washington, DC, January 8, 2024 – NSAC is pleased to announce the upcoming roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) transformational investments in climate and clean energy solutions for America’s food producers, hosted by members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). This briefing builds on NSAC’s work sharing farmer climate stories through its recent farmer climate media project and offers a chance to deliver those stories directly to lawmakers. For details, please see the SEEC media advisory below:
**ADVISORY FOR JANUARY 11, 2024**
THURSDAY: SEEC Celebrates America’s Food Producers Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation
Roundtable with SEEC Members & farmers that are working to secure a climate-resilient food supply chain with the help of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation investments.
Members of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) are hosting a roundtable highlighting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) transformational investments in climate and clean energy solutions for America’s food producers. Farmers from across the nation will talk about how the IRA provided much-needed assistance to producers who have long sought for funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s conservation programs. This meeting is the third part of a series aimed at uplifting Inflation Reduction Act wins for America. This event will be livestreamed on YouTube and will be OPEN PRESS and PUBLIC.
WHEN:
Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
WHO:
SEEC Climate and Agriculture Task Force Co-Chair Chellie Pingree
SEEC Climate and Agriculture Task Force Co-Chair Kim Schrier
SEEC Members of Congress Lindi and Jared Phillips (Branch Mountain Farm; Lincoln, AR)
Denise and John Jamerson (Legacy Taste of the Garden; Princeton, IN)
Pryor Garnett (Garnetts Red Prairie Farm; Sheridan, OR)
Ariana Taylor-Stanley (Here We Are Farm; Trumansburg, NY)
Mike Lavender (Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)
WHERE:
2168 Rayburn House Office Building,
45 Independence AVE SW,
Washington, DC, 20515
NOTE:
Please RSVP to Sheron.luk@mail.house.gov.
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The Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) is a coalition of 93 members of the U.S. House of Representatives that was founded in January 2009 to be a focused, active, and effective coalition for advancing policies that address climate change, promote clean energy innovation and domestic manufacturing, develop renewable energy resources, create family-sustaining clean jobs, protect our nation’s air, water, and natural environment, and promote environmental justice.
SEEC Co-Chairs are Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Paul Tonko (D-NY).
SEEC Vice Chairs are Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Katie Porter (D-CA). SEEC Chair Emeritus is Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA).
Contact:Laura Zaks
press@sustainableagriculture.net
Tel. 347-563-6408 ###
About the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is a grassroots alliance that advocates for federal policy reform supporting the long-term social, economic, and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities. Learn more: sustainableagriculture.net/
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The next meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held on January 19, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. Convened jointly by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), the committee will hear updates from each subcommittee and discuss progress made since the third public meeting. Topics will include protocol development, evidence review and synthesis, draft conclusion statements, and plans for future committee work, including development of the committee’s scientific report.
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