1.0Southeast AgNEThttps://southeastagnet.comRandall Weisemanhttps://southeastagnet.com/author/randall-2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WA4KAVQGm6"><a href="https://southeastagnet.com/2014/09/29/usda-awards-over-52-million-in-grants-to-grow-organic-and-local-food-economies/">USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southeastagnet.com/2014/09/29/usda-awards-over-52-million-in-grants-to-grow-organic-and-local-food-economies/embed/#?secret=WA4KAVQGm6" width="600" height="338" title="“USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies” — Southeast AgNET" data-secret="WA4KAVQGm6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the awarding of over $52 million in support of the growing organic industry and local and regional food systems through five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant programs. And some of those dollars will be coming to the Southeast as grants were awarded in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.