By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Alko Green Fresh LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $19,900 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 4, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the “USDA Tribal Consultations on Barriers/Equity: Annual Progress Report & Feedback for Next Steps.” This five-day consultation series follows up on the March 2021 consultations held in response to President Biden’s Executive Order ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: Washington -The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2022 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM). This national outreach month is dedicated to highlighting the impact invasive plant pests and diseases have on plant health nationwide and educates Americans ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carla Langarcia, doing business as Barajas Produce, satisfied a $7,293 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 - For his outstanding contributions to veterinary virology and discovery and development of vaccines against African Swine Fever (ASF), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Manuel Borca is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2022. Borca,...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Relentless Holdings, LLC, doing business as Farm Field Table (Relentless) of Ferndale, Mich., on Feb. 17, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Relentless waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,000.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's Farm Bill Hearing on Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Micro-Grants for Food Security Program grant opened on April 5.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $5 million in funding available to Alaska, Hawaii, and certain U.S. territories to support small-scale gardening, herding, and livestock operations. The Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP) is authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) and awards grants to eligible states and territories through a non-competitive application process.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
Release: To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its requirements for the importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) from Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada to prevent ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy - Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America".
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2022
News Release: MEXICO CITY, April 5, 2022 United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities including open trade, science-based policy making, and sustainable and climate-smart agricultural production.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating a major milestone - 50 years of serving the public as a Federal agency. USDA created APHIS on April 2, 1972 to consolidate animal health, plant health, and inspection duties under one ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carioto Produce, Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,510 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “THE STRENGTH OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE” on March 31.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 1,084,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China. Of the total, 676,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 408,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces the USDA Tribal Consultations on Barriers/Equity: Annual Progress Report & Feedback for Next Steps. This five-day consultation series follows up on the March 2021 consultations held in response to President Bidens Executive Order on Advancing...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Natura Fresh LLC satisfied a $3,168 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2022
News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. PANEL 1. The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Accompanied by Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Washington, DC. Accompanied by Mr. Chris McClean, Acting...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
