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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 12:58pm

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 – After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated a Title IX compliance review regarding federal funding, the University of Maine System (UMaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 9:30pm

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins celebrated National...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 4:23pm

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of life in the U.S. Delta Region consisting of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Each state showcases unique agricultural strengths due to their varied ecosystems, terrains, and climates.

Arkansas is the national leader in rice production, with over 1....

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 1:00pm

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 10:40am

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released the following message in recognition of National Agriculture Day to honor the farmers, ranchers, and producers who feed, fuel, and...

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Monday, March 17, 2025 - 3:55pm

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced new actions to reduce burdens on the U.S. pork and poultry industries, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food safety standards. The directive instructs the Food Safety and...

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Monday, March 17, 2025 - 2:23pm

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today that USDA will be delivering any assistance it can for communities and agricultural producers affected by the weekend storms that cut a path of devastation through the South and Midwest....

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Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 5:01pm

For Immediate Release

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net

Comment: NSAC Responds to Government Funding Deal 

Washington, DC, March 15, 2025 – Today, the National...

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Friday, March 14, 2025 - 7:42pm

WASHINGTON, Mar. 14, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today applauded President Trump and Republican leadership in Congress for securing critical victories for American farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through the passage of a continuing resolution...

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Friday, March 14, 2025 - 11:26am
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

While the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not confirmed the number of employees that have already been laid off or their plans for a forthcoming “...

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