National Hog Farmer

USDA standardizes grant and cooperative agreement requirements

Under this new directive, all USDA grant, cooperative agreement and mutual interest agreement programs will utilize the same ...
High Plains Journal

USDA’s $700 million regenerative ag announcement draws range of reactions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent $700 million initiative for regenerative practices has drawn a mixed review, ...
Ohio's Country Journal

USDA announces January 15 national batching deadline for major NRCS conservation programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, ...
KFGO

Next round of USDA’s value-added meat and processing grants opens January 15

The next round of applications for the USDA Value-Added Producer Grants program opens on January 15 th, with a deadline for ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program: Details on $11 Billion in Aid

USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance Program delivers $11B in aid to row crop farmers. Learn payment rates, eligibility, and how ...
MyHighPlains on MSN

USDA announces Farmer Bridge Assistance Program commodity per-acre payment rates

On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture announced eligible commodity per-acre payment rates for the Farmer Bridge ...
WFMY News2

USDA suspends scholarship program at 19 HBCUs, including NC A&T

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended its 1890 National Scholars Program, which provides full scholarships to students from rural and underserved communities ...
National Law Review

USDA Will Update BioPreferred Program “to Put American Producers First”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on December 30, 2025, several coordinated actions intended to emphasize American agricultural research and innovation “by ens ...