The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the deadline for comments on the proposed rule, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets (89 Fed. Reg. 53886), for an additional 15 days, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 11, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in partnership with the Cornell Small Farms Program and Rooted have launched the Promise of Urban Agriculture courses to provide critical information for building or supporting successful commercial urban farms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in partnership with the Cornell Small Farms Program and Rooted has developed the Promise of Urban Agriculture courses to provide critical information for building or supporting successful commercial urban farms. The Promise of Urban Agriculture courses represent an innovative and holistic approach to support robust urban farming businesses and communities by addressing city planners, policymakers, and farmers alike.

The Ioway Regenerative and Climate Smart Agriculture Food Access and Sovereignty Program (RCSA - FASP) (the “program”) serves the purpose to preserve and steward the resiliency of our local food system through the purchase and distribution of locally grown foods to our local community members. Distribution will include community members in our service area which includes Brown County and Doniphan County in Northeast Kansas and Richardson County in Southeast Nebraska.

In addition, the RCSA-FASP program will: