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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Partners to Create Livable Communities That Will Attract People and Jobs to Rural Areas and Tribal Nations

News Release: Funds Will Support Placemaking and Planning Assistance to Help the People of Rural America Build Back Better


There were nine notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Nov. 6, according to the Federal Register.


“WENEFRETT WATSON'S CENTENARIAN BIRTHDAY“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1174 on Nov. 1


Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement following passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. Congress. The bill will now go to President Biden for his signature.


USDA Underscores Commitment to Climate Action at COP26

News Release: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Nov. 5, 2021 – At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) this week, United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack underscored the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s support for President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to combating climate ...


APHIS Updates Federal Domestic Soil Quarantine Map

Release: APHIS updated the to include the following changes: APHIS restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests. The Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map provides an overview of the plant pest quarantines that affect ...


USDA Underscores Commitment to Climate Action at COP26

News Release: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Nov. 5, 2021 - At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) this week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack underscored the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s support for President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to combatting climate change and creating...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Tait Gurney (Gurney) and Talkin T Cattle Company LLC, (Talkin T) of Saline, Utah, on Oct. 4, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Gurney and Talkin T waived its right to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $4,500.


APHIS Establishes an Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) Quarantine in Santa Clara County, California

Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-31. Nov. 1, 2021 To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective Sept. 30, 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) established an Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera ...


USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Ultrasort LLC and Kenneth Bode

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Ultrasort LLC and Kenneth Bode of Elgin, Neb., on Aug. 31, 2021, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Ultrasort, LLC waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $875.


Confirmation of COVID-19 in Hyenas at a Colorado Zoo

Release: Washington, D.C., November 5, 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 two spotted hyenas at a zoo in Colorado. These are the first hyenas confirmed with ...


U.S. Senate Confirms Adrienne Wojciechowski to be Assistant Secretary of Congressional Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. 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 U.S. Senate confirmed Adrienne Wojciechowski to be Assistant Secretary of Congressional Relations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Jerry Stokes (Stokes), Garrison, Texas, on Oct.10, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Stokes waived his right to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $8,000.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 54 notices published by the Agriculture Department in October, according to the Federal Register.