The Spirit Lake Tribe is applying for a Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program allocation to procure and distribute domestic and tribal grown food to an underserved and impoverished community that is in a designated Promise Zone.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 13 members to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Twelve of the 13 appointees will serve three-year terms, effective immediately, through Oct. 31, 2025. The remaining appointee will serve the remaining two years of a vacant position, effective immediately and expiring October 31, 2024.

The newly appointed members are:

With funding provided by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Local Foods Purchasing Agreement, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will establish Aandanjigewin, a food distribution program that will:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline to Jan. 6, 2023, for submission of the Regional Food Business Centers Request for Applications (RFA) (pdf). USDA previously announced changes to the RFA relating to the indirect cost rate. Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.414(c)(1), USDA is required to accept the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) from those entities that have one.

In 1993, Governor Carnahan established the Family Investment Trust as a state-level entity. The name of the organization was changed to Family and Community Trust (FACT) by Executive Order of Governor Bob Holden in April 2001. FACT provides leadership in collaboration with Community Partnerships to improve families, children, individuals, and communities; and to encourage collaboration among public and private community entities to build and strengthen comprehensive community-based support systems.

The Poultry Grading Picture Series illustrates various defects described in the official U.S. Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry. The illustrations selected are to assist USDA poultry commodity graders, industry, academia, and food buyers. All photos and defect criteria referenced in this picture series apply to chickens within the 2-6 pound size range. Refer to the official U.S. Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry for tolerances of other carcass weights.

On December 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes to the Regional Food Business Centers Request for Applications (RFA) relating to the indirect cost rate. Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.414(c)(1), USDA is required to accept the NICRA from those entities that have one. USDA will issue an updated RFA and application documents in the coming days. USDA is also extending the deadline to allow applicants to adjust proposals according to the updated Indirect Costs section in the RFA.  Information on the new deadline will be coming soon.