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The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 269,240 metric tons of corn received during the reporting period for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


There were 14 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Dec. 25, according to the Federal Register.


“TRIBUTE TO THOMAS O'BRIEN“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1385 on Dec. 20


“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H7837 on Dec. 20


USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2022.


Release: Dec. 23, 2021 - Dr. Osama A. El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received the for Meritorious Executive. The Presidential Rank Awards recognize a select group of senior career employees for their significant ...


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


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Sweet Granadilla Fruit from Peru

Release: The Government of Peru has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sweet granadilla fruit into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS shares draft pest risk ...


Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-37. Dec. 22, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective Sept. 30, 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared eradication of the giant African snail (GAS) in Florida and removed all quarantine areas for GAS.


USDA Designates Custer County, Colorado, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


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


USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2022 Sugar Program Actions

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced various actions to increase available supplies of raw and refined sugar to the U.S. market. The actions include: (1) increasing the fiscal year 2022 (FY22) overall allotment quantity (OAQ); (2) transferring allocations among beet processors; ...


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


Confirmation of COVID-19 in a Canada Lynx at a Pennsylvania Zoo

Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a Canada lynx at a zoo in Pennsylvania. This is the first Canada lynx confirmed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the United States.


USDA Awards $500,000 to Texas A&M for International Agricultural Education

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $500,000 to Texas A&M University’s Norman Borlaug Institute to establish and teach school-based programs in Guatemala through the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP), administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).


Chairman David Scott Releases End of Year Highlights

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott releases highlights of activity undertaken by the Committee in 2021...