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Deadline Extended to Apply for Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for agricultural producers who are certified organic, or transitioning to organic, to apply for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP). This program provides pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses. The deadline to apply for 2020 and 2021 eligible expenses is now Feb. 4, 2022, rather than the original deadline of Jan. 7, 2022.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded Senate adoption of a resolution celebrating the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA).


The US Agriculture Department published a six page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


GAO Report: Trump USDA Picked Winners, Losers in Trade Damage Payments to Farmers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday on the implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Facilitation Program in 2018 and 2019. The report shows that payments by USDA significantly overestimated the actual trade damages suffered by producers ...


USDA Expands Partnerships for Conservation Through Its Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to bring in new types of partners and ultimately expand opportunities in voluntary conservation for the Nation’s agricultural producers and private...


There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Dec. 18, according to the Federal Register.


Release: The Government of Chile has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of blackberry and raspberry in vitro and standard plants grown in approved media for planting from Chile into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment ...