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ADA, Okla. – Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led April 25 induction ceremonies for the 2024 Chickasaw Hall of Fame. Inductees include an elite artist, a dedicated servant-leader, an early-day

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led the induction ceremonies for the 2024 Chickasaw Hall of Fame. Inductees include an elite artist, a dedicated servant-leader, an early-day entrepreneur, a renowned legal

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led the induction ceremonies for the 2024 Chickasaw Hall of Fame. Inductees include an elite artist, a dedicated servant-leader, an early-day entrepreneur, a renowned legal

The Native American Agriculture Fund invests $12 million to stand up the first-ever Other Financing Institution within the Farm Credit System, expanding access to hundreds of millions in lending opportunities

For the first time in nearly two years, the Indian Health Service has a permanent leader.

Statement by Ricardo Salvador, Union of Concerned Scientists Published May 14, 2021 The Senate yesterday confirmed Dr. Jewel Bronaugh as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Bronaugh’s previous experience as state executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in Virginia and commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, along with her background in agricultural research, make her a strong choice, according to the Union ...

Last year was the second highest year for U.S. agricultural exports, according to USDAs Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) "2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook." Total exports were nearly $146 billion, an increase of approximately 7%. This is the second highest level on record, after 2014. FAS said the primary factor for the increase in exports was the "increased shipments of soybeans, corn and pork to China." Soybeans were the United States number one agricultural export at $25.7 billion, ...

serkanozalp/ThinkstockPhotos Nebraska farmer Anne Meis will chair the board; new members hail from Culvers, McDonalds and Native American Agriculture Fund. Mar 02, 2021 Three women have joined the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action board. New board members include Julie Fussner from Culver’s Franchising System, LLC, who was also appointed to USFRA’s Executive Committee; Janie Simms Hipp from the Native American Agriculture Fund; and Hope Bentley from McDonald’s....

BY NAFB News Service | January 7, 2021 Image: iStock/nashvilledino2/Thinkstock The Rural Coalition urges President-elect Joe Biden to select highly qualified leaders for Department of Agriculture politically appointed positions. The group of more than 70 food and farming organizations sent the request to the incoming administration in a recent letter. The letter calls on Biden to choose USD...