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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced updated performance measures for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, the Acer Access and Development Program, and the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. The updates will apply to the fiscal year 2022 grant cycle and beyond.

How the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Demonstrate the Importance of Ag Trade

Release: Beginning July 23, all eyes will be on Japan as it hosts the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. For me, this summer’s Olympics is the perfect blend of things that I’m passionate about - there’s cycling, there’s an international governing body that oversees the games, and there’s fellowship between the United States and Japan.

Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Committee Hearing on USDA Nominees Xochitl Torres Small and Robert Bonnie

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 will hold a hearing to consider the nominations of Xochitl Torres Small to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and Robert F. Bonnie to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.

Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Committee Vote on Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Nominee Jennifer Moffitt

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 will hold a business meeting to vote on the nomination of Jennifer L. Moffitt to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff

News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 21, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.

Schedule Advisory: Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

News Release: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 10:00 AM EDT.

APHIS Administrator Announces Several Animal Health Leadership Changes

Release: Dear Stakeholders: I’m reaching out to update you about several animal health senior leadership changes that will become effective on August 1.As part of an intentional leadership transition to focus on the future of Veterinary Services (VS), I’ve named Dr. Rosemary Sifford as VS’ next Deputy Administrator ...

APHIS Announces Phase Six Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule Effective Date of October 1, 2021

Release: On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the implementation of Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule. Effective Oct. 1, 2021, Phase Six will require a plant import declaration ...

Chair Abigail Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing The U.S. Wood Products Industry: Facilitating the Post COVID-19 Recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “The U.S. Wood Products Industry: Facilitating the Post COVID-19 Recovery.".

Whitley Named Administrator of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today named Daniel Whitley the new Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Whitley has served as the agency’s Acting Administrator since December 2020.

Boozman, Ag Committee Republicans Sound the Alarm on Devastating Impact Democrats’ Reckless Tax & Spend Agenda Will Have on Rural America

News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led a group of his colleagues in a series of speeches on the Senate floor that highlighted the detrimental impact that the Democrats’ reckless tax and spend agenda will have on family farmers, ranchers and rural America.

USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers

News Release: Farm Service Agency Will Begin Accepting Applications on July 22 WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic ...

USDA Designates Hood River 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...

July 2021 ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued

News Release: A pioneering concept using big data and computational biology has identified more than 1,500 phytochemicals in watermelon and innovative solutions have been proposed for the problems of off-flavors and blue-green algae in catfish. This information is part of the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs.

USDA Announces Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that have experienced losses due to COVID-19 as part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Loggers and truckers can apply for assistance...

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