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Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 1:00pm

(Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE...

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Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 10:00am

How does a mushroom move through the city? On the most recent episode of the Small Farms Radio podcast, our agroforestry and mushroom specialist Connor Youngerman learned that it’s compost collection vans — not subways or taxi cabs — that...

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 10:18am

(Washington, D.C., June 11, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins congratulates Judge Stephen Vaden on his confirmation to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 7:35pm

(Washington, D.C., June 10, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three new food choice waivers to Make America Healthy Again. The signed waivers will amend the statutory definition...

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 6:17pm

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Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net 

Comment: NSAC Unpacks the House FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC, June 10, 2025 – ...

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Friday, June 6, 2025 - 3:00pm

(Washington, D.C., June 6, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins concluded her trade delegation visit to Rome, Italy. Secretary Rollins reinforced the Trump Administration’s expectations for improved agricultural market access to our ally Italy and...

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Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 12:47pm
Farmer Martin Rodriguez sells at Corona Farmers Market | Credit USDA

Last month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $26.5 million in competitive grant funding available through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to develop, coordinate, and expand producer-to-consumer...

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 5:08pm

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Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net 

Comment: NSAC Responds to House Subcommittee’s FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC, June...

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 2:40pm

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives approved its budget reconciliation legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB, HR 1), by a vote of...

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 1:10pm

(Washington, D.C., June 4, 2025) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Director of Communications Seth W. Christensen today released a statement calling out Congressional Democrats for politicizing disaster aid for farmers in need across the country:

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