WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2024: AUBURN, ALABAMA, November 7, 2024 -The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will use the ACT NOW policy to streamline the delivery of conservation financial assistance. ACT NOW, allows NRCS to pre-approve ranked applications that meet or exceed a minimum environmental ranking threshold score continuously throughout a sign up period. Fisca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Alabama to award $5.9 million for six projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems. "Projects funded through the Resilie  more