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Producers: Help is Available for Completing USDA Farm Loan Applications

Wednesday, April 16 by Alex Bivens

Farmers and ranchers who need assistance completing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Loan applications can receive help from the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the East Arkansas Enterprise Community (EAEC) in northeast Arkansas. This service... Read More.

UAPB Recognized for Success in Implementing Two USDA Outreach Programs

Monday, November 4 by Alex Bivens

The agricultural outreach work of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was highlighted recently at the joint Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development (BFRD) Program and 2501 Program Annual Project Directors Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Henry English, director of the UAPB Small... Read More.

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USDA Rural Development Arkansas Accepting Applications for Strategic Regional Economic and Community Development Projects

Thursday, February 15 by Luke Matheson

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arkansas State Director Jill Floyd announced that USDA is accepting applications to implement regional economic and community development projects to create thriving communities for Arkansans living in rural areas. The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the Read More.

USDA releases emergency recall

Wednesday, February 14 by Rick Walker

An undetermined amount of ready-to-eat meat charcuterie products are being recalled by the USDA. The company, Fratelli Baretta, USA, Inc. is recalling some of their RTE charcuterie products over a fear of under process pork cold cuts. The USDA said it could have been... Read More.

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Mayor Shirley Washington announced the USDA has approved loan for hotel attached to the Pine Bluff Convention Center

Wednesday, February 7 by Alex Bivens

Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington on Wednesday announced that the USDA has approved a loan that will be used to construct a new hotel attached to the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Washington and Ryan Watley, the CEO of Go Forward Pine Bluff appeared on the... Read More.

Deadline set for USDA 1890 Scholars Applications

Friday, January 12 by Ray King

Pine Bluff, AR — The application deadline for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/1890 National Scholars Program is March 1, Belinda Demmings, USDA liaison for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said. The program awards scholarships to students attending one of 19 historically... Read More.

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USDA announces $844K Delta Health Services Grant award to Jefferson Hospital Association in Pine Bluff

Monday, December 11 by Greg

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arkansas State Director Jill Floyd announced today that USDA is awarding a $844,812 Delta Health Care Services Grant to the Jefferson Hospital Association. The investment is part of President Biden’s commitment to those who have been historically underserved,... Read More.

New USDA proposal could remove chocolate and strawberry milk from school cafeteria’s

Tuesday, May 16 by Staff

Younger kids might see chocolate and strawberry milk leaving the cafeteria in the future if a new proposal from the USDA is passed. One of the proposals would allow flavored milk for high school students, but would be cut as an option for elementary and... Read More.

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Boozman praises USDA catfish purchase

Friday, January 27 by Ray King

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval of Section 32 purchase of up to $42 million of catfish products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance... Read More.

USDA Awards Arkansas Forest Resources Center at UAM $3.7 Million

Friday, December 30 by Deseray Mckinzy

MONTICELLO, Ark.— On December 16, Dr. Homer Wilkes, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), met with faculty from the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center (AFRC) of the University of... Read More.

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Marcia Bunger, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator, Visits UAPB, Announces Grants for Underserved Producers

Monday, September 5 by Staff

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently announced the award of $2.2 million in risk management education grants for America’s farmers, including historically underserved and small-scale producers, at a meeting at the University of Arkansas at Pine... Read More.

Dr. Rebecca Lochmann Awarded Sabbatical Grant through USDA Agricultural Research Service

Thursday, September 1 by Deseray Mckinzy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has awarded Dr. Rebecca Lochmann, chair of the Department of Aquaculture/Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a $125,000 grant through its 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program. The program provides faculty at 1890... Read More.

Stories tagged with: usda

Producers: Help is Available for Completing USDA Farm Loan Applications

UAPB Recognized for Success in Implementing Two USDA Outreach Programs

USDA Rural Development Arkansas Accepting Applications for Strategic Regional Economic and Community Development Projects

USDA releases emergency recall

Mayor Shirley Washington announced the USDA has approved loan for hotel attached to the Pine Bluff Convention Center

Deadline set for USDA 1890 Scholars Applications

USDA announces $844K Delta Health Services Grant award to Jefferson Hospital Association in Pine Bluff

New USDA proposal could remove chocolate and strawberry milk from school cafeteria’s

Boozman praises USDA catfish purchase

USDA Awards Arkansas Forest Resources Center at UAM $3.7 Million

Marcia Bunger, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator, Visits UAPB, Announces Grants for Underserved Producers

Dr. Rebecca Lochmann Awarded Sabbatical Grant through USDA Agricultural Research Service

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