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USDA says it will contribute nearly $1 billion to support the purchase of American-grown food in schools.

A 10-year forecast for global agriculture projects that worldwide food consumption will increase by 1.4 % per year over the next decade, with the increase primarily concentrated in low to middle-income areas.

The Agriculture Department is stressing safety as it moves toward completing the transition of office staff back into their physical workplaces, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh says in an Agri-Pulse Newsmakers interview.

Republican state Senator Mike Flood has won the special election for the Nebraska District 1 congressional seat formerly held by Republican Jeff Fortenberry.

The war rages on, but Ukraine is already looking ahead to the task of rebuilding the country, and a new estimate from the Kyiv School of Economics indicates the agriculture sector has already suffered $27.6 billion in damages.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service has released the first high-quality genome of the desert locust, which researchers hope will help reduce dependence on pesticides to control the pest.

The American Farm Bureau Federation reported Fourth of July cookouts will cost 17% more than last year.

USDA has sharply raised its forecast for food inflation this year.

A California representative said his state needs short term funding and long-term investments to support farmers struggling with drought.