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UFW PAYS FARM WORKERS $600
UFW Foundation to Distribute One-Time $600 Payment to Farm Workers for Pandemic Relief
6 Ways to Make Your Kitchen More Sustainable
We hear a lot about sustainability and we know that it’s something that is supposed to be good for us. Yet most of us are not quite sure what it means to be sustainable, or how we can incorporate sustainability into our everyday lives. The good news is that understanding sustainability and making it a […]
USDA Awards Expansion Grants
USDA Awards $15 Million in Grants to Expand Wood Products, Wood Energy Markets and Community Forests 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 […]
What to Know Before Traveling with CBD
CBD, also known as cannabidiol, is the oil found in the stem of hemp CBD, also known as cannabidiol, is the oil found in the stem of hemp plants which has the THC extracted to reach levels below 0.3%.
USDA Announces Investment
USDA Announces $218 Million Investment in Land and Water Conservation Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA Forest Service will invest more than $218 million to fund Great American Outdoors Act projects to conserve critical forest and wetland habitat, support rural economic recovery, and increase public access to national forests and grasslands. Leveraging the […]
Who Will Win? #TeamChickenWing or #TeamPorkRib
Sitting down for the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 might look a little different this year, but one thing remains the same: you need the perfect game day protein to fuel up for the Big Game. America has spoken and it’s down to chicken wing or pork rib – which team will you be on? […]
USDA Forest Service Reflects on 2020
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, the USDA Forest Service today announced it surpassed goals and set records in 2020. “2020 was a challenging year, with record wildland fire activity and the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the Forest Service, we have risen above these challenges and set our minds, hands and hearts to carrying out our […]
How cooks are helping end world hunger
Cooks Who Feed is giving people a simple way to take on world hunger this holiday season. Everyone has food waste, even if we try to be mindful about our purchases and how much we are preparing. While we may all account for a little here and there, it adds up to a lot of […]
USDA Forest Service – Small Tracts Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service published a final rule today that expands the use of the Small Tracts Act—a part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The regulation is part of a broader set of rule changes that the agency is undertaking in support of the Secretary of Agriculture’s direction to […]