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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/2022/06/27/usda-launches-feds-feed-families-2022-help-fight-food-and-nutrition" target="_blank">USDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to Help Fight Food and Nutrition Insecurity</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:15:00 -0400</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/24/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-passage-keep-kids-fed" target="_blank">Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passage of Keep Kids Fed Act</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 - \"I am pleased to see that Congress has taken action to provide much needed support to help USDA’s child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to America’s children. Throughout the pandemic, the school nutrition professionals who feed our children faced enormous challenges, which persist today, and they desperately need additional resources and continued flexibilities. The deal passed by Congress will ease some of the uncertainty and provide partial relief to our schools, summer sites and child care feeding programs.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/24/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-supreme-court-ruling" target="_blank">Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:45:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 - “There is no question that today’s Supreme Court decision will have a devastating impact on the health and autonomy of women in America. Yesterday, the right to privacy was secure, with fifty years of precedent behind it. Today, six Supreme Court Justices took that right away for millions, and jeopardized it for all Americans. I’m particularly concerned about what this will mean for women and families in rural America. Yesterday, their health care options were limited.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/24/usda-announces-next-steps-biden-harris-administration-initiative" target="_blank">USDA Announces Next Steps in Biden-Harris Administration Initiative to Increase the Benefits of Federal Investments Going to Underserved Communities</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to ensure that as part of President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, Federal investments benefit communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution and underinvestment.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/23/usda-announces-additional-farm-service-agency-and-rural-development" target="_blank">USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors. “Here at USDA, we continue to add experienced and talented individuals to our state offices,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “I have full confidence that each of these individuals will add knowledge and leadership to the dedicated team at the Department.”');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/23/usda-forest-service-announces-plans-open-comments-rainy-river" target="_blank">USDA Forest Service Announces Plans to Open Comments on Rainy River Mineral Withdrawal in Northern Minnesota</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('Duluth, Minn., June 23, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management is announcing that they will soon be opening up public comment on an Environmental Assessment requesting to withdraw lands from new mineral leasing for 20 years in the Rainy River watershed. The Rainy River watershed is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/23/secretary-vilsack-directs-usda-forest-service-take-bold-action" target="_blank">Secretary Vilsack Directs USDA Forest Service to Take Bold Action to Restore Forests, Improve Resilience, and Curb Climate Change</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:25:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a memorandum to the USDA Forest Service directing the agency to take bold actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis. Secretary Vilsack made his announcement in recorded remarks at the inaugural 1t.org US Chapter Summit held to discuss how the coalition can support federal efforts to conserve, restore and grow forests across the country.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/22/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-congressional-deal" target="_blank">Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Congressional Deal for Child Nutrition</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:25:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 – \"USDA’s child nutrition programs provide nutritious meals to America’s children. The school and other nutrition professionals who make these meals possible need additional resources and continued flexibilities as they grapple with the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic. The deal announced yesterday by Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman and Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Foxx would ease uncertainty and bring a measure of relief to our schools, summer sites and child care feeding programs.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/21/fact-sheet-supporting-wildland-firefighting-workforce" target="_blank">Fact Sheet: Supporting the Wildland Firefighting Workforce</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('“Our wildland firefighters risk their lives every day to protect communities, critical infrastructure, and natural resources – recognizing their sacrifice through greater support is not only the right thing to do, it’s our duty.” – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/17/usda-announces-assistance-farm-food-safety-expenses-specialty-crop" target="_blank">USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400</span><br />');
document.write('HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 17, 2022 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023.');
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