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Week ending March 12: 14 notices published by Agriculture Department

There were 14 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending March 12, according to the Federal Register.


Ranking Member Boozman: Inflation is a “National Emergency”

News Release: WASHINGTON-With inflation reaching new record-setting heights in February, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is calling it a “national emergency" and urging the Biden administration to prioritize driving down costs.


USDA Announces Plans for $250 Million Investment to Support Innovative American-made Fertilizer to give US Farmers more choices in the Marketplace

News Release: Seeks Public Input to Identify Competition Challenges in Seed, Fertilizer, Other Agricultural Inputs, and Retail Markets


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Kansas and Illinois

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard mixed species flock (poultry) in Franklin County, Kansas and a non-commercial backyard ...


Chairwoman Stabenow Statement on USDA’s $250 Million Investment to Support Innovative American-made Fertilizer

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that it will make available $250 million through a new grant program this summer to support independent, ...


Agriculture Department publishes notice on March 10

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Biden-Harris Administration Issues Call for Wildfire Commission Member Applications

News Release: Members will recommend prevention and restoration strategies to tackle national wildfire crisis


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 23

Conservation Innovation Grants New Jersey State Program grant opened on March 11.


USDA Announces $35 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Underserved and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $35 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribal entities that help historically underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers ...


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.


Notice published on March 9 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on March 9

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Announces Additional International Trade Missions for 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 11, 2022 As part of the U.S. Department of Agricultures commitment to expanding and diversifying global market opportunities for U.S. agriculture, the Department will sponsor four additional international trade missions in 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the Commodity Classic in New Orleans.


USDA Announces American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment  to Benefit Underserved Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it is accepting grant applications for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Technical Assistance Investment Program to provide historically underserved farmers, ranchers and forest landowners technical support in accessing USDA programs and services.


Osama El Lissy, Former APHIS Deputy Administrator, Named Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention

Release: Statement by Kevin Shea, Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


G7 Agriculture Ministers Respond to Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Release: On March 11, 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took part in a G7 Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers' Meeting convened in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian Minister Roman Leshchenko addressed the group. The Ministers condemned the invasion and expressed their shared commitment...


USDA-OPPE offers new grant application process starting March 10

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers grant opened on March 10.


Release: Today, the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) of Canada, Dr. Mary Jane Ireland and the United States CVO, Dr. Rosemary Sifford, issued the following statement:"We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health ...