By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2022
Release: Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jewel Bronaugh led a USDA trade mission to the United Kingdom June 22-24, joined by leaders from U.S. businesses, farm organizations, and state government agencies who worked together to open doors, strengthen relationships, and expand export opportunities for American food and agricultural products.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the kickoff of the 13th annual Feds Feed Families program, a voluntary food drive which encourages employees from all federal agencies to give in-kind contributions food, services, and time to food banks and pantries of their choice.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
Cochran Fellowship Program - U.S. Dry Beans Processing, Promotion, and Marketing for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras grant opened on June 27.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2022
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Louisiana under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). LFPA funds will be used to fund the Nourishing Louisiana program which aims to support Louisiana producers and underserved communities.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, the first in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field" will be taking place in Coolidge, Arizona. The House Agriculture Committee has conducted a number of hearings in Washington, DC focused on the 2018 Farm Bill and improvements...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2022
News Release: Coolidge, AZ- Today, the House Agriculture Committee held the first in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field" at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to ensure that as part of President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative , Federal investments benefit communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 - “There is no question that today’s Supreme Court decision will have a devastating impact on the health and autonomy of women in America. Yesterday, the right to privacy was secure, with fifty years of precedent behind it. Today, six Supreme Court Justices took that right away ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 - "I am pleased to see that Congress has taken action to provide much needed support to help USDA’s child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to America’s children. Throughout the pandemic, the school nutrition professionals who feed our children faced enormous challenges, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a memorandum to the USDA Forest Service directing the agency to take bold actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis. Secretary Vilsack made his announcement in recorded remarks at the inaugural 1t.org US Chapter Summit held to discuss how the coalition can support federal efforts to conserve, restore and grow forests across the country.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chair Sean Patrick Maloney delivered the following statement at today's hearing “The Future of Digital Asset Regulation."
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
SNAP Data and Technical Assistance Grants grant opened on June 24.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
Release: Washington - "I am pleased to see that Congress has taken action to provide much needed support to help USDAs child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to Americas children. Throughout the pandemic, the school nutrition professionals who feed our children faced enormous challenges, which persist...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
News Release: Duluth, Minn., June 23, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management is announcing that they will soon be opening up public comment on an Environmental Assessment requesting to withdraw lands from new mineral leasing for 20 years in the Rainy River watershed. The Rainy River watershed is adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint five U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Joe John Garcia (Garcia), doing business as Isleta Feed Livestock, Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 4, 2022, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. The Decision and Order became final and effective on April 27, 2022.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC, doing business as Clinton Livestock Auction (Clinton); Jack and Shelly Berry (Respondents), of Clinton, Okla., on May 23, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
