June 28, 2022GRANTS AWARDED ...ODA awards $2 million in grants to expand meat processing in OregonSix businesses received funds through the Oregon Meat Processing Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grant READ MORE
June 26, 2022GOING LOCAL ...Local farms help institutions overcome COVID-related supply chain disruptionsLocal procurement relationships were a critical source of resilience for institutional food supply chains during the pandemic READ MORE
June 6, 2022ECONOMIC RECOVERY ...Helping restore sustainable fuel markets hit by pandemicFunding will provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers, 195 facilities READ MORE
June 6, 2022REPORT RELEASED ...FAO, WFP warn of looming widespread food crisisHunger threatens stability in dozens of countries READ MORE
June 2, 2022ADAPT AND OVERCOME ...Op-Ed: Celebrating Wisconsin dairy this JuneCelebrate and thank those involved with the dairy industry READ MORE
June 2, 2022ACCELERATED DEMANDS ...CFAES report on rural access to broadbandStrong economic benefit for Ohio to invest in expanding, enhancing broadband coverage READ MORE
May 20, 2022PANDEMIC RELIEF ...Funding to beginning farmers impacted by pandemicOhio Ecological Food and Farm Association awarding $30,000 READ MORE
May 15, 2022FISHING INDUSTRY UPDATE ...US fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic yearThe early months of the pandemic posed numerous challenges for the U.S. fishing industry READ MORE
May 12, 2022REPORT RELEASED ...Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemicCongressional report released Thursday said meat companies pushed to keep their plants open even though they knew workers were at high risk READ MORE
April 28, 2022op-ed ...Act now to stop cuts to USDA local food fundingCongress, however, has recently moved to repossess between $1.6 and $1.65 billion of this USDA funding READ MORE