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Groundwater: It’s at the Root of Safe Water Consumption

Cristina Rivera, Management & Program Analyst, Rural Development Water & Environmental Programs

USDA Rural Development offers various programs that prioritize emergency health and sanitary issues.

Rural
A person filling a vial with water with National Groundwater Awareness Week March 9-15, 2025 text overlay

USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

Farming Rural
Future Farmers of America event

Keep Your Team Safe During the Big Game

Maura Drumm, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

The USDA has some tips to keep your food safe on Super Bowl Sunday.

Health and Safety
Assortment of foods on plates

Don’t Fumble Those Chicken Wings: Marinate Safely for the Big Game

Jesus Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS-USDA

Everyone wants their chicken wings to make an impression.

Health and Safety
Marinating chicken wings

Try A Little Tenderness: The Evolution and Future of Meat Tenderness Standards

Bucky Gwartney, International Marketing Specialist, AMS Livestock and Poultry Program

USDA’s longstanding grading process provides an excellent overall meat quality assessment for buyers, sellers, and consumers to make decisions about their meat purchases.

Health and Safety
Graders use marbling standards cards to consistently establish correlations and score carcasses

Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Local Organizations, Cooperatives and Tribes to Support High-Speed Internet Deployment in Rural Communities as Part of Investing in America Agenda

McALLEN, Texas, April 24, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states. USDA is awarding $5.2 million in...

Rural Equity

USDA Now Accepting Applications for 40 Climate Change Fellows to Help Record Number of Farmers and Rural Small Businesses Access Clean Energy Funds from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America...

Equity Rural

USDA Announces $19.1 Million to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $19.1 million in grants to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers. USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers...

Rural

Trump Administration Invests Nearly $4 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Indiana

The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Indiana.

Rural

USDA Invests in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in Wyoming

JACKSON, Wyo. June 10, 2015 – During his visit to the state today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing in several energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Wyoming. "Energy costs can consume a large part of a business's budget," Vilsack said. "I am pleased...

Health and Safety

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