RSSArchive for May 25th, 2023

USDA, DHS Cut Ribbon on National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

USDA, DHS Cut Ribbon on National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

Manhattan, KS – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) officials celebrated the dedication and ribbon-cutting of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). This facility, which offers the highest level of biocontainment laboratories and safety protocols, is the first of its kind in the […]

Longtime CPW wildlife official Frank McGee chosen to lead Southeast Region

Longtime CPW wildlife official Frank McGee chosen to lead Southeast Region

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Frank McGee, whose nearly 20-year career with Colorado Parks and Wildlife has included leading the agency’s busy Pikes Peak area team of wildlife officers and then overseeing law enforcement training for all new wildlife officers and park rangers, has been appointed CPW’s new Southeast Region Manager. McGee begins his new role […]

SNAP Quality Control: How FNS Helps Protects Taxpayer Dollars

SNAP Quality Control: How FNS Helps Protects Taxpayer Dollars

      The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides nutrition support to millions of American families in need. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works with partner states to ensure that SNAP provides the right amount of benefits to eligible families in the prescribed timeframes. SNAP quality control is one of the key ways FNS […]

Farm Labor Report – Colorado, Nevada and Utah

Farm Labor Report – Colorado, Nevada and Utah

    MOUNTAIN II REGION (COLORADO, NEVADA, UTAH) There were 17,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain II Region (Colorado, Nevada, and Utah) during the reference week of April 9-15, 2023, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Farm operators […]