This Friday we visit the Grand Kankakee Marsh in northwestern Indiana, once the largest inland wetland in the United States. In 2002, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service partnered with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, a federally recognized tribe with a … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Washington for more than $3.6 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA will host a Tribal consultation on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Tribal leaders … Continue reading →
CEDAR PARK, Texas ⎯ The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Rural Capital Area of Central Texas remained steady at 2.9 percent in October 2022, the same low rate recorded in September, with 4,753 jobs added, according to figures released by the Texas … Continue reading →
The 2018 Farm Bill authorized USDA to make reserved program funding available under the Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) initiative to implement multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral strategic community investment plans. SECD is a funding opportunity designed to encourage and advance … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young today announced a nearly $24 million investment across 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers. “Investing in the professional development of our … Continue reading →
FORT HOOD, Texas – Nature in Lights opened to the public at the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area here, Nov. 11, and for the first time, the Directorate of Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation is hosting a food drive in … Continue reading →
Freshwater Inflows to Matagorda Bay – 9/26/2022 Month Inflow Category in Effect *Criteria for Monthly Inflow (a-f) **Monthly Inflow (a-f) *Criteria for Two-Month Inflow (a-f) Two-Month Inflow (a-f) January OP-3 15,000 35,350 76,000 83,986 February OP-3 15,000 146,174 76,000 181,524 … Continue reading →
Courtesy TSCRA – DONNA, Texas – In late August, after stealing three head of registered Beefmaster cattle, Ashley Ruiz was questioned, arrested and charged with a third-degree felony for theft of livestock. Upon receiving a call from the ranch owner, … Continue reading →
Courtesy USDA – USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment tested how soil disturbance influences the response of U.S. Great Plains rangeland to climate change. The results showed that disturbance and subsequent … Continue reading →