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Secretary Rollins Rescinds Roadless Rule, Eliminating Impediment to Responsible Forest Management

The following is a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture –  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced during a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rescinding…

Lincoln County School District No. 2 receives Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award

  Provided by LCSD No. 2 We proudly announce that LCSD No. 2 has received a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for making improvements to the nutritional quality of our district’s school meals. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Food Bank of Wyoming stays positive despite $535,000 grant cut

    • USDA eliminates Covid-era funds   By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Despite a $535,000 grant cut, the Food Bank of Wyoming is more determined than ever to fight the severity…

USDA Seeks Applications for Technical Assistance Grants to Support Community Facilities for People in Rural America

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that the Department is accepting applications to help rural communities expand their capacity to access financial resources to help build or upgrade essential community facilities. The…

Governor Gordon criticizes “top down” approach to Forest Management in Response to Old Growth Management Plan

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –Governor Mark Gordon is telling the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the Biden Administration’s management plan for old-growth forests is a “misguided, top-down proposal that should go no further.” In a comment letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom…

Gordon slams ‘top-down’ approach to forest management

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon is telling the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the Biden administration’s management plan for old-growth forests is a “misguided, top-down proposal that should go no further.” In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom…

USDA and DOE Listening Sessions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a series of listening sessions this winter. The agencies invite perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the rapidly increasing levels of clean energy being…

After achievements in Wyoming, USDA expands big game conservation program

By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — You could call big game migrations miracles and it wouldn’t be a stretch. One mule deer herd in western Wyoming migrates more than 150 miles each way from the…

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is to provide impartial scientific advice…

USDA Forest Service Invests in Intermountain Region disadvantaged urban communities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the USDA Forest Service is investing more than $1 billion in disadvantaged urban communities by supporting work to increase access to trees and the social, health, and economic benefits they provide. Of the total…