By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Subcommittee Chair Jim Costa issued the following statement in response to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) U.S.-E.U. Cooperative Framework for Large Civil Aircraft announcement...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 2021
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2021-15. June 17, 2021To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order that expands the existing imported fire ant (IFA) quarantine areas in Arkansas, North Carolina, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 17, 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 will hold a hearing titled, “Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer."
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published a Federal Register notice requesting public input on its efforts to advance racial justice and equity across the Department. The notice represents an important step towards implementing President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,579 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published a Federal Register Notice requesting public input on its efforts to advance racial justice and equity across the Department. The Notice represents an important step towards implementing President Biden’s Executive Order ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted the importance of agricultural research and development (R&D) and the need for G20 agricultural science leaders to actively advocate for science-based decision making. Agricultural science leaders from around the world convened virtually this week during the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS) to discuss critical global agricultural science and technology issues.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we removed Japan from the list of regions APHIS recognizes as free of classical swine fever (CSF). This action followed the detection of CSF in Japan in 2018. CSF is a highly ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Farmer Jacks Produce LLC violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay a reparation award in the amount of $11,031 in March 2021. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three 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 | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Farmers Stockyards Inc. (Farmers) of Flemingsburg, Ky., on May 24, 2021, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Farmers waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $8,000.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 153,416 metric tons of corn delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published a Federal Register Notice requesting public input on its efforts to advance racial justice and equity across the Department. The Notice represents an important step towards implementing President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 1:00 PM EDT.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we removed Japan from the list of regions APHIS recognizes as free of classical swine fever (CSF). This action followed the detection of CSF in Japan in 2018. CSF is a highly ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Rain Forest Produce Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 33 produce sellers in the amount of $1,576,260 from October 2018 through February 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Hill City Commission LLC. (Hill City) of Hill City, Kan., on May 13, 2021, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Hill City waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $2,500.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “1890 Land Grant Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and Global Impact.".
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint on May 4, 2021, against Barnesville Livestock LLC (Barnesville) and Darryl Watson (Watson) of Ohio, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
