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Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies Receive $43M Boost

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material, an energy source, paper products, and more.

Solutions to Meet the Need for Feed

DATE: 17 April 2023 SECTOR: Farming, Animal Feed SOURCE: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) TOPIC: Sustainable animal feed SUMMARY: Solutions to meet the growing need for feed in the United States […]

U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers and Policy, 2000–21

10 April 2023: The food and agriculture sector’s contribution to the U.S. economy in 2023

Biden Administration Invests $29 Million To Support the Wood Products Economy and Disadvantaged Communities

The aim is to drive the use of forest restoration by-product and create new economic opportunities in tribal and economically disadvantaged communities.

Future Warming From Global Food Consumption

6 March 2023: An analysis of the impact of current food production systems on global warming and mitigation strategies.

Secretary Vilsack Heralds a “Transformational Chapter” in U.S. Agriculture as He Rolls Out New Market and Income Opportunities for Producers

He launched the first projects in U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program.

More than $43 Million Invested in Meat and Poultry Processing Research, Expansion, and Innovation

Funding awardees include the University of Arkansas, which received $5 million for a project to deliver scalable and intelligent automation in poultry processing using the latest technologies in areas including robotics, digital sensing, and artificial intelligence.

New Requirements Proposed for “Product of USA” Label Claim

Under the proposed rule, voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claims can only be used on meat, poultry, and egg products derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States.

Without Changes, the Global Food System Could Push the World Beyond Its Climate Targets, Finds Study

Current food production, distribution, and consumption patterns could add around 1 degree Celsius to global warming by 2100 and risk exceeding the internationally agreed 1.5C temperature target. Those are the […]

2022 USDA Science Highlights

January 2023: This report summarizes USDA’s progress toward its science goals in 2022 as it strives to make research programs more equitable, tackle food and nutrition security, develop climate-smart solutions, and build more and better markets.

USDA’s Science Mission 2022: Innovative Breakthroughs, Research Revelations, and Data Discoveries

A $9.5 million investment in sustainable bioproduct manufacturing, new ways to track COVID in animals, and a unique mobile system for assessing and mapping out soil carbon in real time are just some of the many science and innovation achievements made.

American Lobster Harvesting & Sustainability

Hear directly from noted seafood chef and author Barton Seaver about the sustainability of the American lobster industry.

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