WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has processed more than 255,000 applications for the new Emergency Relief Program (ERP). USDA has made approximately $6.1 billion, to date, in payments to commodity and specialty crop producers to help offset eligible losses from eligible 2020 and 2021 natural disasters. By breaking-down agency barriers, using existing […]

COOK CO., Ill. — An innovative program designed to build equity and resiliency in food systems around metro regions has expanded to the Chicago area, The Conservation Fund announced. The national nonprofit’s Working Farms Fund program supports next-generation farmers with a pathway to farmland ownership, all while conserving endangered farm sites around metropolitan areas. The […]

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Big Scoop is coming back to WSU. For the fourth time, WSU’s Department of Animal Sciences claimed the top prize at the American Society of Animal Sciences Ice Cream Competition. “Quality ingredients are required for excellent products, and we make sure that the WSU Creamery has the best possible product to make their ice cream and […]