By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
Release: "Good morning, and welcome to the organizing meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. I am honored to be the first Pennsylvanian to serve as Chairman in nearly 170 years. The first to hold the gavel was Thomas Forest, a Federalist, from 1820 to 1821, when the Committee was first established. The second was John Dawson, a Democrat, from 1853 to 1855.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: By Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service with guest author Alynn Sampson, Vice President, Operations & Impact, Food Bank of Lincoln.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON DC, February 7, 2023-Scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service are developing new tests to identify the COVID virus and its variants and tools for tracking the virus in wild and domestic animals, thanks to five projects funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), sweet granadilla (P. ligularis), and banana passionfruit (P. tripartita) from Colombia into the entire United States for consumption. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
“AMERICA NEEDS SOLUTIONS“ was published in the House section on pages H777-H780 on Feb. 8
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: By Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a nine page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of various fresh blueberries [Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry), V. corymbosum (highbush blueberry), V. meridionale (Andean blueberry), and V. virgatum (syn. V. ashei, rabbiteye blueberry)] from Colombia into the United States for consumption. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with M&L Farms LLC, Jallaq Farms LLC and Othman Jallaq (Respondents) of Grove City, Ohio, on Dec. 15, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Ahead of the 2023 State of the Union address, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today highlighted the ways the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on its promises to build a better America and rebuild the backbone of the country, the middle class.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON, February 6, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its key achievements in 2022 that further protected public health through food safety; created more and better market opportunities; and advanced racial justice, equity, and opportunity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Robert Lenz, doing business as Lenz Livestock (Lenz) of Carroll, Iowa, on Sept. 13, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 6, 2023 -The U.S. Department of Agriculture named Simon Liu, Ph.D., the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In this role, Liu will lead the agency in its efforts to leverage the latest advances in science and technology and develop innovative solutions to agricultural challenges facing the nation and world.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
Release: BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2023 - To address food insecurity in the U.S. Virgin Islands and provide more equitable resources to remote locations, USDAs Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is increasing the reimbursement rates that child nutrition program operators receive for meals served in U.S. Virgin Islands from...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association (Equity) of Baraboo, Wis., on Nov. 17, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Equity waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $7,800.
