This year, NASS expanded the program to cover all 50 states and more than 30 new crops.

The inaugural Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture, which was created to provide input on policy development and to help identify barriers to urban agriculture, includes some familiar names.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has deployed a new, high-tech tool to help protect U.S. nursery and specialty crop growers from Ralstonia solanacearum.

Learn more about what the new Farm and Food Workers Relief program has to offer.

USDA will reallocate the money to existing programs, including a recent fresh produce box one.

The new rule is based on public comments and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season.

Learn more about a ‘game-changer for agriculture and for research.’

The department recently announced new Farm Service Agency county committees that will focus exclusively on delivering fresh produce and other crops from urban areas.

Balance of the $3 billion authorized for coronavirus aid set to be spent. Check out the details.

Paul Lightfoot has been appointed to USDA’s Fruit & Vegetable Advisory Committee. See what he brings to the table.

USDA announces details of direct assistance to produce farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Meanwhile, ornamental growers wait for word.

USDA recently approved $1.2 billion in contracts through its Farmers to Families Food Box Program in a continued response to the coronavirus crisis. While the move is positive, it’s not without some controversy.

The money is designed to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects.