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


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


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 announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Rostin Behnam to be Chair and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.


News Release: AMES, IOWA, Oct. 20, 2021 - Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting in Ames, Iowa, today.


USDA and EPA Announce Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge, the second of a two-part, joint USDA-EPA Partnership and Competition on Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEFs) ...


USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the appointment of 13 new members and 17 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).


USDA Launches New Effort to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Poultry

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is mobilizing a stronger, and more comprehensive effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. The agency is initiating several key activities to gather the data and information necessary to support future action and move closer to the national target of a 25% reduction in Salmonella illnesses.


USDA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Products, Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2021 – Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced today approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support market innovation in wood products and wood energy. The announcement came during a “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kicks ...


APHIS Adds Republic of Mali to the List of Regions Affected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we added the Republic of Mali to the list of regions that the APHIS considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows our imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting the Republic of Mali, as a result of the confirmation of HPAI in the Republic of Mali.


Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we added the Republic of Mali to the list of regions that the APHIS considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows our imposition of ...


Release: Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis to evaluate the risks associated with importing fresh leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico into the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis to evaluate the risks associated with importing fresh leaves and stems of garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronarium) from Mexico into the continental ...


Chairman David Scott Announces Business Meeting to Consider 1890 African American Land-Grant Institution Scholarship Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced that the House Agriculture Committee will host a Business Meeting to consider H.R. 4252 - To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.