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Bryce Townsend, a San Felipe Pueblo farmer, navigates the complexities of food distribution to multiple Native communities each week through his farm, Black Mesa.
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On Monday, congressional leaders from the powerful Senate and House appropriations committees ramped up pressure on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), seeking answers and swift action to address food shortages impacting Native American communities.
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A bipartisan group of senators have voiced concerns to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about disruptions to a federal program that provides essential food deliveries to income-eligible Native American households.
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new rule for its loan programs aimed at easing collateral requirements, adding more flexible payment options, and providing a safety net for farmers, including Native producers, facing natural disasters or in financial distress.
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The Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) is challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture over what it calls a flawed cost estimate for making a popular food sovereignty pilot program permanent.
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Tribal food programs across Indian country are experiencing delivery delays and missing items following a recent consolidation of warehouses by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Two hundred years ago, the Iowa Tribe was forced from its ancestral lands along the Missouri River, uprooted by settlers eager to seize control of vital trade routes. This act of displacement changed their way of life.
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The Bureau of Indian Education has partnered with the Native American Agriculture Fund to expand agricultural education resources for tribal schools.
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An infrastructure project to breathe life back into southern Alaska's dwindling salmon population could restore a critical food source for Alaska Natives and bolster the region’s $20 million fishing economy.
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This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service will conduct its first-ever Indigenous agribusiness trade mission to Canada. The trip will be led by USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor.