U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $998,834 to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently experience higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors and other health disparities. The USDA…

While serving as a summer intern at a local hospital, Dr. Steven Foley was met with an unexpected event that would help him realize what he wanted to do with his career. Out of the blue, an acquaintance walked through…

Kanika Davis, a 2007 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was recently appointed as one of the national outreach specialists for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency. To Davis, the appointment is the…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson has announced that the USDA is on track to provide a record level of support for rural working capital and other business capital needs in…

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center has opened applications for the 2021 Lab2Launch Accelerator for summer 2021. During the multi-week program, companies will learn how to tackle the Small Business Innovation (SBIR) funding program. This program, along with…

An Arkansas farmer has been named a senior advisor for racial equity to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Dewayne Goldmon, a Southeast Arkansas farmer, was appointed to serve as a senior advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack. Goldmon has served as…

 The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will not be collecting data for the Agricultural Labor Survey in October 2020. In a notice published in the Federal Register, USDA Farm Production and…

Three Arkansas utility companies have received approximately $11.8 million to provide rural broadband in the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $550 million in rural broadband funding from as part of the ReConnect Program. This marks the second…

Applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Organic Certification Cost Share Program are now open. Through this program, organic certification fees paid between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020 are eligible. The applications for reimbursement are due…

A University of Arkansas (U of A) professor has received a $987,000 grant to research how restaurants can prevent customers from being exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and…