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Release: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that it will conduct annual certification visits in peak harvesting time to offshore greenhouse facilities that wish to ship eligible generally admissible unrooted plant cuttings as part of the Offshore Greenhouse Certification ...

Annual facility certification for the Minimum Sanitation Protocols for Offshore Geranium Cutting Production

Release: USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that it will conduct annual certification visits in peak harvesting time to offshore facilities that wish to ship geranium (Pelargonium spp.) cuttings to the United States during 2021-2022. During these visits, APHIS will confirm ...

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Hurricane Ida

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Ida. USDA staff in offices across the country are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to producers and communities in need.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 334,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.

USDA Announces Intent to Establish an Equity Commission, Solicits Nominations for Membership

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will establish an Equity Commission and is requesting nominations for membership on the Equity Commission Advisory Committee and Equity Commission Subcommittee on Agriculture. The Notice represents an important ...

Confirmation of COVID-19 in Ferret in Florida

Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 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 a ferret in Florida. This is the first ferret confirmed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

USDA Submits Dossier to the World Organisation for Animal Health to Finalize African Swine Fever Protection Zone

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) submitted a dossier to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) detailing the actions taken to finalize a new African Swine Fever (ASF) protection zone in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ...

USDA Increases Flexibilities for School Year 2021-2022

Release: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s school nutrition professionals have overcome extraordinary challenges to ensure children’s access to nutritious meals. USDA continues to work in close partnership with schools and states to provide them with the tools, resources, and flexibilities they need to tackle those challenges and get nutritious meals to every child despite changing and unpredictable circumstances.

Chairman David Scott Praises USDA’s Announcement on Intent to Establish Equity Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the USDA’s announcement of its intent to Establish an Equity Commission...

Conditional Extension of the Transition Deadline of the United States – Canada Greenhouse-Grown Plant Certification Program

Release: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have mutually agreed to conditionally extend the deadline to transition the legacy Greenhouse Certification Program to the revised program, which is called the “United States - Canada Greenhouse-Grown ...

New Time and Date—BRS Regulatory Status Review Webinar, Sept. 28

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) is announcing a new time and date for BRS’ Regulatory Status Review (RSR) webinar previously scheduled for September 21. The RSR webinar will now be held at 11am ...

USDA Takes Significant Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2021 - At the United Nations Food Systems Summit this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted $5 billion in planned investments and several steps it has taken to advance the goals of ending hunger and malnutrition and building more sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems.

Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agriculture and Forestry”

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing “Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agriculture and Forestry".

APHIS Eliminates the Voluntary Trichinae Certification Program

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is eliminating the Voluntary Trichinae Certification Program and removing the regulations associated with the program from the Code of Federal Regulations. This program generates little producer participation, ...

USDA Designates Four Washington 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...

APHIS Adds New Harmonized Tariff Codes to Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule

Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the implementation of Phase VI of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule. Effective Oct. 1, 2021, Phase VI will require a ...

USDA Designates Lawrence County, South Dakota, 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...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Guatemala

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 138,403 metric tons of corn for delivery to Guatemala during the 2021/2022 marketing year.

USDA Designates Tillamook County, Oregon, 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...

USDA Designates Three Montana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas