By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation's food supply. Some of the nation's food industries rely solely on the honey bee, and it's estimated that the economic value of its pollination role is worth well over...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office's updated baseline projections, Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it has made the process easier for suppliers to apply to be approved USDA food vendors by removing a significant barrier to participation. The Agricultural Marketing Service’s Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) has changed how it assesses the financial responsibility of suppliers interested in selling to USDA.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an untreatable blood-borne viral disease of horses. It has been detected and controlled in the United States since the 1970s using a diagnostic assay called the Coggins test. Over time, the prevalence of EIA in the U.S. had been reduced to very low levels, estimated ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: By Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is now accepting applications for this year’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), with a total of $133 million available in competitive grant funds to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems and increase the availability of locally grown agricultural products.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: Washington - United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing importation of fresh mango fruit from Grenada into the United States. The decision is effective immediately. APHIS conducted a pest risk analysis, which was made available for ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Vantaggio Farming Corporation, for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers in the amount of $1,156,456 from March 2020 through November 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: The Government of Nigeria has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of commercial shipments of oha leaves (Pterocarpus mildbraedii) into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting its fiscal year 2022 enforcement activity summary data, which provides information about enforcement efforts in the areas of biotechnology, agricultural quarantine inspection, animal and plant health, and animal welfare and horse protection.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced former Vice President Al Gore as an opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C. The AIM for Climate Summit will bring together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2023
Release: As part of its continued efforts to prevent the introduction of African Swine Fever (ASF) into the United States, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a new partnership with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), National Pork Board, and National Pork Producers Council. Through enhanced coordination and information sharing, the four entities will work to improve ASF prevention and preparedness efforts.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
Farmers Market Promotion Program grant opened on Feb. 14.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the plenary speakers for the 2023 Agricultural Outlook Forum, themed “U.S. Agriculture: Seeds of Growth Through Innovation." The event will be held in person February 23-24 at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., and all sessions will be livestreamed on a virtual platform.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is contributing to the "historic achievements" of President Joe Biden's administration by improving food security, climate-smart agriculture and access to its services.
