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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="https://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">USDA - Latest News Releases</a><br /><span class="rss-item">USDA - Latest News Releases</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/05/07/usda-awards-15-million-grants-expand-wood-products-wood-energy" target="_blank">USDA Awards $15 Million in Grants to Expand Wood Products, Wood Energy Markets and Community Forests</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 07 May 2021 12:18:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded more than $15 million to fund grant proposals to develop and expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging wood energy markets and protect community forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Colorado today while visiting prescribed fire and wildfire recovery areas adjacent to the Roosevelt National Forest Northern Colorado Front Range landscape.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/05/06/biden-harris-administration-outlines-america-beautiful-initiative" target="_blank">Biden-Harris Administration Outlines “America the Beautiful” Initiative</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 06 May 2021 10:30:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 – Today the Biden-Harris administration outlined a v');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/05/05/fact-sheet-update-usda-activities-contain-covid-19-pandemic" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 05 May 2021 15:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic. The National Strategy provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century. It is organized around seven goals:');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/05/05/usda-invests-922-million-grants-local-regional-food-producers" target="_blank">USDA Invests $92.2 Million in Grants for Local, Regional Food Producers Affected by the Pandemic</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/29/usda-100-days-update" target="_blank">USDA: 100 Days Update</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:24:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 — Since January 20, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has been on a mission to Build Back Better. From the American Rescue Plan to the American Jobs Plan and now with the introduction of the American Families Plan, action has been taken to provide relief to the American people, and the necessary investments have been made to rescue and begin to rebuild our economy.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/29/usda-restore-council-invest-31-million-priority-restoration-work" target="_blank">USDA, RESTORE Council to Invest $31 Million for Priority Restoration Work in Gulf States Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $31 million in funding to advance restoration work and improve water quality in the Gulf Coast states impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The funds will support three priority programs and related project work approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (RESTORE) Council as part of a multi-year process of collaborative planning and public engagement throughout the Gulf.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/28/american-families-plan-honors-americas-family-farms" target="_blank">The American Families Plan Honors America’s Family Farms</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — The American Families Plan includes critical tax reform to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes in order to finance essential investments in workers and families, including childcare, nutrition, higher education and more. One of those reforms is a change in the way capital gains are treated in our tax system so that, for people making over $1 million, the tax system no longer favors income from wealth over income from work. The plan won’t raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/28/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-mexico-supreme-court" target="_blank">Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Mexico Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of U.S. Potato Growers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:20:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — \"Mexico’s Supreme Court released a final, unanimous ruling today on a case that puts U.S. fresh potatoes one step closer to finally gaining access to Mexico following nearly 20 years of negotiations. This decision is important for American agriculture and for positive bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico. USDA has worked for years on a resolution to this ongoing issue.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-update-usda-activities-contain-covid-19-pandemic" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Apr. 28, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic. The National Strategy provides a roadmap to guide America out of the worst public health crisis in a century. It is organized around seven goals:');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/04/28/usda-incentivize-purchase-fruits-and-vegetables-under-wic-4-months" target="_blank">USDA to Incentivize Purchase of Fruits and Vegetables under WIC for 4 Months with American Rescue Plan Funding</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 – Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may soon see a temporary increase to their benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. With $490 million provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, USDA has offered states, tribal nations and territories the option of boosting the cash-value voucher benefit by more than three times the current amount for up to four months to provide additional relief during this difficult time.');
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