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Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 6:50pm

(Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025)—Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) making it clear states must ensure SNAP benefits are provided with an expectation that those...

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 8:45pm

(Washington, D.C., April 16, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins wrapped up a visit to Lubbock, Texas, where she joined House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) for a tour and roundtable discussion at the USDA Cotton Classification Complex on the Texas Tech...

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 2:10pm

(Little Rock, AR, April 15, 2025) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas’s...

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - 6:44pm

For Immediate Release

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Email: press@sustainableagriculture.net

Tel. 347.563.6408

Release: NSAC Responds to USDA Announcement on... Read More
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 3:15pm

(Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC). Following a thorough line by line review of each of these Biden era partnerships, it became clear that the...

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - 11:30am

(Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump’s America...

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am
In October, Hawk Meadow Farm near Ithaca, NY, hosted a hands-on shiitake cultivation workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Small Farms Program, drawing a diverse group of gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers from traditionally underserved communities, eager to learn the art of growing shiitake... Read More
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s response to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza response in New York state is a coordinated effort of the NY Extension Disaster Education Network (NY EDEN).

What is Avian Influenza, and where does it come from?

Highly Pathogenic...

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am
An opportunity for New York City youth to connect to their roots, both in the sense of their family traditions as well as the actual roots, stems, leaves, and vines that produce the food they eat.

A long-abandoned three-acre plot in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan will...

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - 10:00am
Knowing what rights you have as a business owner and what rights your employees have can be empowering.

There has been a lot of concern among ag employers and immigrant communities in New York about recent changes in federal immigration policy and enforcement. 

First it is important to...

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