By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: BOISE, IDAHO, August 10 2021-Using cattle grazing to create firebreaks on landscapes invaded by cheatgrass has successfully contained three rangeland wildfires in four years in the Great Basin-the latest being the Welch wildfire near Elko, Nevada, on July 18.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
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 Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and Mr. Robert Bonnie to be Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate adopted an amendment authored by Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, that prevents a ban on fossil fuels and supports access to affordable, reliable energy to power their farms, businesses and broadband networks in rural America.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ reckless tax and spend bill to block attempts to ban fossil fuels which threaten rural communities’ access to affordable, reliable energy to power their farms, businesses and broadband networks.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
Release: By Rich Lucas. Deputy Administrator, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service. As directed by Congress in 2018, USDA is re-evaluating the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP)-the estimated cost of an affordable, nutritious diet. The TFP is used to calculate SNAP benefit levels. To complement the re-evaluation...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 104,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2021
News Release: Denver, CO, August 8, 2021-"Phytochemicals, Postharvest, and Human Health: The Next Chapter " is the title of the 2021 Agricultural Research Service Benjamin Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, presented today by Penelope Perkins-Veazie at the annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that $10 million is available for competitive grant funding in the 2021 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 131,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning Monday, August 9, 2021, it will issue two new USDA Market News reports based on Livestock Mandatory Reporting data that will provide additional insight into formula cattle trades and help promote fair and competitive...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement to examine the potential environmental impacts that may result from approving a petition from the State University ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four 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...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 300,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Homer L. Wilkes to be under secretary for natural resources and environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Homer L. Wilkes to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a establishing additional requirements that take effect Aug. 16, 2021 for dogs imported into the United States for resale from countries where African swine fever (ASF) exists. The number ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, continues to call on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to abandon their reckless tax and spending spree that leaves hardworking family farmers and ranchers to foot the bill.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2021
Release: Washington -August is the most critical time of year to spot the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) as adult activity peaks. That’s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month" for this invasive pest. Checking trees for the beetle and the damage it causes is how ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for August 2021, which are effective August 2. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC satisfied a $40,405 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
