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.

The Monacan Indian Nation Walut Pí:se “Food is Good” Project aims to assist and support our local farmers and vendors, provide good, healthy local foods to our tribal citizens and the community and to provide for the underserved community.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service is delaying until Dec.31, 2023, the enforcement of a requirement that all hemp must be tested by a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered laboratory. The original deadline for hemp producers to meet the requirement was Jan. 1, 2023. Due to inadequate DEA-registered laboratory testing capacity, testing can be conducted by labs that are not registered with DEA until Dec. 31, 2023. Laboratories testing hemp must comply with all other regulatory requirements.