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USDA Provides Grants For Small Business
USDA Provides Grants For Small Business
From Agri-Pulse: Some 76 small businesses in 35 states will split $7.4 million in USDA funding for research projects related to agricultural issues, food security and natural resources.USDA said the grants are being made through the department's Small Business Innovation Research program and administered by the National Institute for Food and Agriculture...
New Larger Locks to Open in the Panama Canal; USDA Funding to Help Improve Private and Tribal Working Land
New Larger Locks to Open in the Panama Canal; USDA Funding to Help Improve Private and Tribal Working Land
Panama Canal officials say the opening of the larger locks is not expected until the second quarter of this year after already being postponed several times by construction delays. The Panama Canal Authority says the larger locks should open for commercial use early in the second quarter though a certain date remains to be set...
U.S. House Gives Thumbs Down to Water Rules; USDA Funding for Organic Farming
U.S. House Gives Thumbs Down to Water Rules; USDA Funding for Organic Farming
The U.S. House passed a joint resolution to disapprove the Waters of the United States rule under a Congressional Review Act.  The measure passed the House by a vote of 253-166. The resolution cleared the Senate last November but faces a certain veto by the President that the resolution likely lacks the votes to override...