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APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report

Release: APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program in Idaho has posted its (October 1 - Dec. 31, 2021). The report updates program activities and eradication progress and provides quarterly and aggregate regulatory, survey, and laboratory data. The PCN Eradication ...


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 hearing titled “Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation".



Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, thanked Chair Rostin Behnam, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), for providing CFTC’s response to the bipartisan bicameral letter on digital assets.


There were 12 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry in January.


Chairwoman Stabenow Applauds USDA Climate Pilots

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed Secretary Vilsack's announcement on Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. This will expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 12 members to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to provide input on policy development and to help identify barriers to urban agriculture as USDA works to promote urban farming and the economic opportunities it provides in cities across the country.


USDA announces $7 Million in Competitive Grant Funding for the Acer Access & Development Program and Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $7 million in competitive grant funding for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer) and the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP).


USDA-AMS grant application closes on April 26

USDA-AMS-TM-FSMIP-G-22-0004 grant opened on Feb. 16.


USDA-AMS grant application closes on April 18

Tribal Seafood Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program (TSPRS) Request for Applications grant opened on Feb. 15.


Chairwoman Jahana Hayes Opening Statement at Hearing on Review of the Office of the Inspector General Report on ‘USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints’

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of the Office of the Inspector General Report on ‘USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints’".


News Release: Cedarwood oil can be found in many consumer products-perfumes, soaps and deodorants among them. In addition to its pleasing scent, cedarwood oil also is prized for its insect-repelling and anti-fungal properties.


Export Sales to Mexico

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 101,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 53,500 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 47,500 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 15

Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 &- New Mexico grant opened on Feb. 15.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” on Feb. 10.


“COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF JOEL ``JOE'' STEVENSON” published by the Congressional Record in the House of Representatives section on Feb. 9

“COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF JOEL ``JOE'' STEVENSON“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H1079 on Feb. 9


USDA Trade Mission Underway in Dubai

News Release: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 15, 2022 Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in Dubai today to launch the U.S. Department of Agricultures first trade mission since November 2019. Whitley is kicking off the trade mission for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who...


USDA Files Action Against G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against G & K Citrus LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from Florida, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to four produce sellers in the amount of $265,700 from October 2018 through July 2020.


USDA Announces $50 Million in Grants Awarded to States to Support the Seafood Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of approximately $50 million in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).