Crow Tribe of Indians LFPA Plus Executive Summary
The Crow Tribe requests $2,250,00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase Cooperative Agreement Program for the purpose of supporting locally raised and tribally owned cattle and buffalo producers, while providing Tribal members with greater access to food products within their own communities. The Crow Tribe will directly distribute local cattle and buffalo to Tribal members, while supporting the development of Tribal producers and local food systems.
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa LFPA Plus Executive Summary
The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Tribe) has made significant strides towards food sovereignty in recent years and this project will continue to expand upon those efforts. The Tribe creates food access for its community members through various programs and services, for example the Elderly Meal Program and the Food Distribution Center, among others. These programs work on tight budgets and have limited access to high quality, local, and traditional foods.
USDA Implements Electrophoresis Protein Testing to Distinguish Kentucky 31 from Other Tall Fescue Varieties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that beginning Oct. 1, it will start using a form of electrophoresis protein testing known as the Isoelectric focusing (IEF) gel method to distinguish Kentucky 31 from other tall fescue varieties for complaints under the Federal Seed Act. This new method for testing was developed after many years of parallel testing and outreach to stakeholders.