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News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, criticized President Joe Biden for failing to focus on rural America’s concerns during his State of the Union address and for pursuing policies that exacerbate the economic struggle rural communities face.

Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider CFTC Commissioner Nominees

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 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.".

USDA Announces Supplemental American Rescue Plan Funding Available through the Local Agriculture Market Program, Including Funding to Expand Farm-to-Institution Opportunities

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced supplemental American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The program will receive a total of $130 million in supplemental American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding to promote competition ...

President Biden and USDA Invest More Than $166.5 Million in Infrastructure to Protect American Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 – President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $166.5 million in 108 infrastructure projects as part of implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure ...

Ranking Member Boozman’s Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider CFTC Commissioner Nominations

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 to consider the nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristen Johnson, Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham to serve as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

USDA Makes Available Additional $80 Million in Funding to Support Long-Term Resilience in the Dairy Industry

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. In November 2021, DBI awarded $18.4 million to three current Initiatives at University of Tennessee, Vermont Agency for Food ...

Notice of Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on March 4 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Public notices: Agriculture Department publishes 53 in February

There were 53 notices published by the Agriculture Department in February, according to the Federal Register.

Export Sales to China, Mexico, and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters report the following activity.

USDA Disbursing Funds through Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance and Dairy Donation Programs

News Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is disbursing funds to handlers to provide much-needed financial assistance to the dairy industry through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) that is providing more than $300 million in assistance to help the dairy...

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Flock of Commercial Broiler Chickens in Missouri

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 flock of commercial broiler chickens in Stoddard County, Missouri.Samples from the flock were tested at the ...

Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on March 4

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

“TRIBUTE TO DR. SALLY ROCKEY” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 28

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “TRIBUTE TO DR. SALLY ROCKEY” on Feb. 28.

USDA-FAS-GP-10608 grant application closes on May 6

FY 2022 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM grant opened on March 4.

USDA-FAS-GP-10606 offers new grant application process starting March 4

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM grant opened on March 4.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on March 3 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters report the following activity.

Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board discussed on March 3 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Agriculture Department discusses New Fee Structure for Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Initial and Annual Guarantee Fees on March 3

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Agriculture Department discusses Soliciting Comments on a Draft Outline of a Strategic Plan for Aquaculture Economic Development and on Updating the National Aquaculture Development Plan on March 3