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Ag Groups Support Moving Food for Peace Program to USDA

Published February 12, 2025

Legislation introduced in Congress to shift control of the Food for Peace international food assistance program to USDA is receiving support from agricultural groups. U.S. Dry Bean Council Executive Director Danny Raulerson called it a positive move. "The food aid…

USAID: A First-Person Perspective

Published February 5, 2025

The global workforce of the U.S. Agency for International Development has been placed on administrative leave. This move is part of the Trump Administration’s plan to cut costs and streamline the government. Lani Jordan is a Minnesotan who has spent…

USAID Could be Folded Into State Department

Published February 4, 2025

President Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to oversee the U.S. Agency for International Development. Rubio went on to notify Congress about a potential reorganization of the independent agency. USAID was created in the 1960s to provide humanitarian…

USAID Programs in Jeopardy

Published February 2, 2025

The fate of the U.S. Agency for International Development is in question. President Trump imposed a 90-day freeze on foreign assistance on his first day in office. Over the weekend, the USAID website was shut down. This independent agency typically…

Relief Payments Could Come Quickly

Published January 2, 2025

The American Relief Act of 2025 will provide farmers nationwide with economic assistance to help offset losses from declining crop prices. Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute Director Pat Westhoff says assistance packages like this are rare and farmers should…

USAID Assists with Expanded Storage and Infrastructure in Ukraine

Published March 3, 2023

The United States Agency for International Development is partnering with three private sector organizations to expand infrastructure in Ukraine’s agricultural sector. The deal with Grain Alliance will increase export volumes by more than 500,000 tons each year. A large Ukrainian…

Senate Confirms New USAID Administrator

Published April 29, 2021

Samantha Power has been confirmed as the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development with a 68-26 vote. Power was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama Administration. The USAID administrator position has also been added…

Herrick Moves to IDFA

Published April 3, 2019

Matt Herrick has joined the International Dairy Foods Association as its senior vice president, executive and strategic communications. This is a newly created position. Most recently, Herrick was the communications director for the Rockefeller Foundation. During the Obama Administration, Herrick…

Articles tagged under: USAID

Ag Groups Support Moving Food for Peace Program to USDA

USAID: A First-Person Perspective

USAID Could be Folded Into State Department

USAID Programs in Jeopardy

Relief Payments Could Come Quickly

USAID Assists with Expanded Storage and Infrastructure in Ukraine

Senate Confirms New USAID Administrator

Herrick Moves to IDFA

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