October 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the 2024 class of USDA 1890 National Scholars, awarding scholarships to over 90 students. This initiative, aimed at developing a diverse new generation of food and agriculture professionals, is a collaboration between the USDA and the 19 historically Black land-grant universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890.
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is seeking public comments on fee changes at certain recreation sites across four of the Forest’s ranger districts and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. These fee changes will assist the Forest in closing that gap and continue to maintain sites to the level visitors have come to expect, as well as expand current opportunities.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced USDA is accepting applications until May 21, 2024, for funding under the ReConnect Program.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA Rural Development Nevada State Director Lucas Ingvoldstad today announced that USDA is investing in water infrastructure for the Yomba Shoshone Tribe in Nevada, which is part of USDA’s Rural Partners Network. The new water tank, water lines, fire hydrants, and other improvements will provide the community with clean drinking water and safe and sanitary wastewater systems.
CARSON CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
RENO — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is strengthening its longstanding partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create jobs and expand access to new and better market opportunities for people in rural America.
LOVELOCK, Nev., Nov. 21, 2023—USDA Rural Development Nevada State Director Lucas Ingvoldstad today celebrated the groundbreaking for a $27 million investment made through the USDA ReConnect Program and awarded to Uprise Fiber to increase internet access in the City of Lovelock. Uprise Fiber will utilize the funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Home network that would offer economical and dependable internet to Lovelock residents nearly thousands of times faster than their current internet, which can be insufficient for basic activities such as teleconferencing or streaming.
USDA RD Nevada held a Rural Partners Network (RPN) forum focused on bringing together rural communities and targeted federal and civic partners. This event, called the Rural Partners Network Federal Partners Forum, was among the first of its kind in the nation. Speaking at the event were Assistant to the President Neera Tanden, RPN Executive Director Lee Jones, Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy Berke, as well as USDA Nevada Rural Development State Director Lucas Ingvoldstad.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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