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Growing Oakland ship backlog prompts new vessel queuing system
[caption caption="Oakland’s new queueing program is designed to promote safety and reduce emissions, not to reduce the number of vessels calling there. Photo caption: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Expectations that the vessel backlog at the Port of Oakland will increase in January have prompted maritime interests to implement a new queuing system designed to reduce the...
Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Tai Announce New Agreement to Allow U.S. Pork, Products into India for First Time
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2022 – United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the government of India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into India, removing a longstanding barrier to U.S. agricultural trade. This news follows the successful revitalization of the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum held in New Delhi in November 2021, during which Ambassador Tai raised the importance of access for U.S. pork with Indian Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal.
USDA Invests $50 Million in Partnerships to Improve Equity in Conservation Programs, Address Climate Change
ATLANTA, January 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements, administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will fund two-year projects to expand the delivery of conservation assistance to farmers who are new to farming, low income, socially disadvantaged or military veterans.
USDA, Federation of Southern Cooperatives Renew Partnership Supporting Underserved Landowners
ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2022 — Today in East Point, Ga., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Cornelius Blanding, executive director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, to sign an agreement signifying a continued partnership between USDA and the nonprofit organization.
USDA Offers Expanded Conservation Program Opportunities to Support Climate Smart Agriculture in 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing several new and expanded opportunities for climate smart agriculture in 2022.