By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set a July 23, 2021, deadline for agricultural producers and landowners to apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup 56. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications for CRP Grasslands from July...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin work on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, the 100-year old law that was originally designed to protect poultry and hog farmers and cattle ranchers from unfair, deceptive, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Washington - More than $1 billion in payments will be released over the next several weeks starting June 15 for agricultural producers with approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program and for producers who have already received payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). These U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs provide disaster assistance to producers who suffered losses to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced that Fitzhugh Elder IV will succeed Martha Scott Poindexter as staff director for the Republican side of the committee after Poindexter steps down at the end of the month to assume the role of chief operating officer at the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of South Dakota have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship their products across state lines. Under the CIS agreement, the State of South Dakota may inspect meat in selected establishments for shipment throughout the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today unveiled a resource guide (PDF, 2.5 MB) to help rural community leaders start and expand employment opportunities and access resources to train, recruit and create a sustainable rural workforce.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: Washington - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today unveiled a resource guide (PDF, 2.5 MB) to help rural community leaders start and expand employment opportunities and access resources to train, recruit and create a sustainable rural workforce.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott, Vice Chair Alma Adams, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Chair Stacey Plaskett announced the upcoming Full Committee titled “1890 Land Grant Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and Global Impact" which will take place on June 16th at 10:00 am ET.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-A bipartisan group of senators are proposing to apply lessons learned from the pandemic to existing child nutrition programs to make them more efficient, flexible and better equipped to reach children in need during the summer months.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2021
Release: To all our valued stakeholders, This past year has been a pivotal one for APHIS’ Animal Care (AC) program. Like everyone across the country, we were forced to quickly adjust to a new environment due to the spread of COVID-19. As we look forward to the upcoming year, I wanted to take this opportunity ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,579 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, June 9, 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 9, 2021
Release: Washington - 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 9, 2021
Release: Today, USDA has taken action to withdraw its previously proposed rule, Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (84 FR 35570).
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Investments Will Support Biden Administration’s Effort to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021 – Citing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to invest more than $4 billion ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
Release: Washington, D.C., June 8, 2021 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is continuing its efforts as part of the agency’s Farm Bill programs to advance animal disease preparedness and response. APHIS is seeking project proposals for fiscal year ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, June 8, 2021-"Predictive Strength of Atwater Values at the Biology: Behavior Interface" is the title of Richard D. Mattes' 2020-21 Agricultural Research Service W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture, presented today at Nutrition Live Online 2021, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. .
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 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 business meeting to vote on the nomination of Janie Simms Hipp, of Arkansas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 11:00 AM EDT.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) welcomed news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday that it will move to strengthen and protect the country’s food and agricultural supply chain. Chairwoman Stabenow led the effort ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2021
News Release: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 11:00 AM EDT.
