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October 2020
USDA Drought Declaration Means Federal Assistance Available for RI
USDA Drought Declaration Means Federal Assistance Available for RI
July 2020
Reed Announces $100K for URI Initiative to Prevent Food Waste
October 2019
Reed Announces $275k to Help Grow RI’s Specialty Crop Sector & Food Economy
December 2018
Reed Helps Pass Bipartisan Farm Bill
March 2016
Plan to Protect RI Wildlife Gets Nearly $500,000 Boost from Federal Grant
December 2015
Reed Boosts Transportation & Housing Resources for RI in Omnibus Appropriations Bill
October 2015
Reed & Whitehouse Announce Selection Process for New RI State Director of the Farm Service Agency
Reed Celebrates Bumper Crop of New RI Food Businesses at Hope & Main
April 2015
Reed Announces $100,000 to Help Rhode Island Public Health Institute Turn “Food Deserts” into Fresh, Healthy “Food Oases”
February 2015
University of Rhode Island Receives $510,978 in USDA Grants
December 2013
Reed Sees Progress in FDA Decision to Cut Back on Antibiotic Use in Meat
October 2011
USDA Approves Statewide Disaster Declaration for RI Farmers
September 2011
USDA Approves Disaster Declaration for RI Farmers
Reed: New Report Highlights Need to Restrict Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics in Farm Animals to Protect Human Health
March 2011
Reed Tours Expansion of Farm Fresh Rhode Island's Market Mobile Warehouse and Announces $1.8 Million to Provide Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to RI Schools
September 2010
Reed, USDA, Local Leaders Celebrate Preservation of 140 Acres of Ferolbink Farm
December 2009
Congress Approves Millions for RI that Reed and Whitehouse Secured in 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act
October 2009
Conference Committee Approves $2.5 Million for Rhode Island in Agriculture Appropriations Bill
August 2009
Reed Helps Increase Support for RI Dairy Farmers