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USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2021 – Following a press release from President Joe Biden announcing several regional appointments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointments of two Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.


Export Sales to Egypt

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 100,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Egypt during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

News Release: Washington - Following a press release from President Joe Biden announcing several regional appointments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointments of two Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Builds Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses to agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic. USDA will make $20 million available through the new Organic and Transitional Education...


Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Behnam to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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 Committee voted to advance Rostin Behnam as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Mr. Behnam has served as a Commissioner on the CFTC for the past four years and was nominated for a second term earlier this year.


News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined with Republican leaders of committees that have received reconciliation instructions to call on the Democrats to hold legislative hearings and markups with votes on Democrats’ reckless taxing and spending legislation.


U.S., EU Launch Collaboration Platform on Agriculture

News Release: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Nov. 3, 2021 – European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed to take on the global challenges of sustainability and climate change.


House Agriculture Committee Releases Fact Sheet on Build Back Better Act Provisions

News Release: (WASHINGTON) -- The House Agriculture Committee today released the following fact sheet on the agriculture and forestry provisions included in the Build Back Better Act.


USDA Designates Two Kansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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...


News Release: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Nov. 3, 2021 -- European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed to take on the global challenges of sustainability and climate change.


USDA Designates Woodward County, Oklahoma, 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 rule on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

Release: On Nov. 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit...


Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

News Release: On Nov. 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit, ...


Witness List: The Immediate Challenges to our Nation’s Food Supply Chain

News Release: 10:00 a.m. WITNESS LIST. Mr. Jon Schwalls, Executive Officer, Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., on behalf of Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Norman Park, GA. Mr. Ed Cinco, Director of Purchasing, Schwebel’s Baking Company, on behalf of the American Bakers Association, Youngstown,...