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USDA pledges $1B for ‘climate smart’ ag products
The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon in those industries, federal officials said Monday.
Ag. Sect’y Vilsack keys in on food insecurity, nutrition in budget request; Pa. other states impacted
In 2019, more than 35 million people were experiencing food insecurity, but that number jumped to 42 million during the pandemic, according to Feeding America, which is a network of food banks across the U.S.
Ag nominee Vilsack battles skepticism from Black farmers ahead of Tuesday confirmation hearing
Black farmers also say that at the USDA under Vilsack, agricultural census data was distorted to falsely show that there was a boom in the number of Black farmers.