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The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The Government of New Zealand has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of fresh pepper (Capsicum spp.) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...


Bipartisan House Agriculture Committee Leaders Urge Use of Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to Address International Food Crises

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack and Administrator Samantha Power on Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia, Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania, and 36 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested that resources available in the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT), be used to help address ongoing humanitarian food crises.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Mangosteen Fruit from Panama

Release: The Government of Panama has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) fruit for consumption into the United States and Territories.  APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced the Committee voted to advance the nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin N. Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline D. Pham each to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. They may now be considered by the entire U.S. Senate.


News Release: WASHINGTON, March 24, 2022 United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Japan have reached an agreement to increase the beef safeguard trigger level under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. The new three-trigger...


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that Canada is expected to soon resume exporting Prince Edward Island (PEI) table stock potatoes into the contiguous United States. As a result of the U.S. and Canada reaching ...


Release: The Government of Pakistan has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Fresh Dates (Phoenix dactyliferas) for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS ...


Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 318,200 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on March 22

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods on March 24

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing titled, “Rural Quality of Life: Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy".


Release: While in Kenya last week, Cindy McCain, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, saw how USDAs McGovern-Dole Program has helped boost food security and educational opportunities for vulnerable children and families.


News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing entitled “Rural Quality of Life: Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy"...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider the nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin N. Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline D. Pham each to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.