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Global Trade

Trump tariffs could raise grocery, liquor bills – from beef and pork to avocados and tequila

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small gives opening remarks during the USDA National Policy Summit on the Future of Bioplastic on Friday, September 27, 2024, at the USDA Headquarters, Washington D.C. | PHOTO: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Education

USDA Invests in Hispanic-serving Institutions to Strengthen Higher Education in Agriculture

PHOTO: Vegetables and fruits are pictured after being restocked at The Community Assistance Center a local pantry that receives its donations from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Megan Varner
United States

Hunger reached its highest point in the United States in nearly a decade, government report says

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Markets

U.S. Sales of Certified Organic Products Approached $70 Billion in Last Year, a New Record

Sang Lee Farms, in Peconic, New York, transitioning to third generation, grows more than 100 varieties of specialty vegetables, including cheddar cauliflower, purple cauliflower and cauliflower (pictured), heirloom tomatoes, baby greens, herbs. They continue to feature Asian produce, growing many varieties of Chinese cabbages, greens, and radishes. The farm has been operating and growing on Long Island for over 70 years. (FPAC photo by Preston Keres)
Agribusiness

USDA Awards $300 Million to Diversify Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture

PHOTO: A person shops for vegetables at a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
United States

More produce, less dairy for low-income families under US nutrition program changes

A view shows a cooked piece of cultivated chicken breast created at the Upside Foods plant, where lab-grown meat is cultivated, in Emeryville, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
Tech & Innovation

As lab-grown meat hits menus, the next investor hurdle is scaling

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Agribusiness

USDA Invests $7.4 Million in 25 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Efforts

A worker stacks packets of ground beef in the meat section of a Costco warehouse club during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Webster, Texas, U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Markets

USDA, states eye cheaper food by targeting anticompetitive acts

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Agribusiness

SBA Resources to Help America’s Farmers Markets Grow and Flourish

Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences faculty members Sole Peresin, Yucheng Peng, Graeme Lockaby, Brian Via and Tom Gallagher are exploring ways to give new life to timber decimated by hurricanes.
Construction

Auburn University researchers aim to fuel new markets from hurricane-ravaged timber

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