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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Provides Additional Pandemic Assistance to Hog Producers 

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program to assist hog producers who sold hogs through a negotiated sale during the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) ...


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 11 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Dec. 11, according to the Federal Register.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


APHIS adds Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama to the Domestic Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Area

Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-35. December 9, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), is establishing a quarantine for ...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: After a gap of six years, whole U.S. turkeys are back on the menu in the People’s Republic of China (China). Promotional events were in full swing throughout the month of November across China by the U.S. Agricultural Trade Offices (ATO) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.


Chairman David Scott in Letter to Secretary Vilsack Requests Fund Allocations to Help Merchandisers of U.S. Cotton

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia requested that a portion of USDA funding for relief from agricultural market disruptions be allocated to help merchandisers of U.S. cotton.


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the withdrawal of a 2016 proposed rule that would have amended the Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulations. APHIS is making development of a new and improved HPA proposal ...


The US Agriculture Department published a five page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


POSTPONED - Business Meeting on USDA Nominees Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Margo Schlanger

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 postponed the Committee business meeting to consider the nominations of Dr. Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics and Margo Schlanger to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later time.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 280,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 140,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 140,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.