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Building Resiliency in Disadvantaged Communities

January 27, 2023 Marcia Bunger, Administrator, Risk Management Agency

We recently observed the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. I feel that USDA’s Risk Management Agency helps to advance the dream of Dr. King in our support of the 1890 National Scholars Program, and the Risk Management Education Program, among other initiatives.

Farming Initiatives

Expanding Commodity Markets and Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge and Values into Climate Smart Agriculture

January 24, 2023 Heather Dawn Thompson, Director of the USDA Office of Tribal Relations

USDA’s Office of Tribal Relations is excited about the Department’s new investments through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. We’re investing a total of $3.1 billion in 141 projects. More than 20 tribes and tribal groups across the nation are partnering in many of these projects.

Climate Initiatives

Exploring New Careers and Growing the Organic Sector

January 19, 2023 Laura Gallagher, Program Analyst, NOP

In the field and at organic organizations across the U.S., students grew new career skills in summer 2022.

Initiatives