Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA bans school lunch fees for low-income families
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing...
R.I. gets $1.5M to strengthen state’s food infrastructure
PROVIDENCE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing Service has partnered with the state to offer more than $1.5 million in competitive grant funding...
Farmers in R.I., Northeast eligible for additional federal flooding assistance
PROVIDENCE – After one of the rainiest Julys on record for the region, farmers in Rhode Island and eight other Northeastern states are eligible...
URI food researcher receives $205K federal grant to help improve food...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island food sciences researcher received a six-figure federal grant to find ways to help improve food safety...
USDA expands recall of sausage manufactured at Burrillville facility
BURRILLVILLE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month announced a recall of about 69,255 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products manufactured by Daniele...
Rising prices have taken some cheer out of bakeries
Buying dessert for the holidays might be pricier this year, and local bakeries aren’t happy about it.
Whether it’s a pastry, a butter croissant, or...
R.I. farmers, tree growers part of ‘climate-smart’ projects
PROVIDENCE – Three multistate projects that will benefit Rhode Island farmers, tree growers and consumers will share $135 million in federal funding, U.S. Sen....
R.I. receives $259K USDA grant for Farm to School Network
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management was awarded $259,380 Tuesday from U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm to School Grants program to help...
JWU, URI receive $270K federal research grant to explore challenges with...
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Johnson & Wales University announced late Monday that they received a $270,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
R.I. seafood industry getting nearly $400K in aid
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $400,000 in federal funding is on the way to help Rhode Island’s seafood industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's...