Award honors a person and/or supplier member who has been devoted to the meat and poultry industry, particularly small and medium-sized plant operators.

Rick and Carolyn Leiding receive the AAMP Annual Achievement Award.

Using RFSI funding, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry funds projects that will achieve on-farm facility infrastructure improvements to resolve middle-of-the-supply-chain challenges for Maine agricultural products and support processing, packaging, storage and distribution improvements.

USDA partners with New Jersey, North Dakota and Nevada.

Funded projects are set to bolster supply chain resiliency, broaden market access for small farms and food businesses and elevate Georgia's agricultural industry.

This grant is open to projects that support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products.

State departments of agriculture urge federal support for state meat inspection programs to stabilize costs and maintain processing capacity.