By USDA Newswire | May 13, 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, “Federal, State, and Private Forestlands: Opportunities for Addressing Climate Change."
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 2JM Produce LLC satisfied a $3,563 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,545 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, May 12, 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 | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Patrick Leo Dax (Dax), of Luxemburg, Wis., on April 1, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Dax waived his rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $7,500.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Valley Livestock Inc. (Valley Livestock), of Ontario, Calif., on March 19, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Valley Livestock waived their rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $900.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Fresh Produce Inc. (Fresh Produce), Dallas, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 30,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year and 70,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Chair Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement in response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarding funding to 1890 Land Grant University Centers of Excellence...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh mango fruit from Colombia into the United States. Based on the analysis, the agency has determined specific phytosanitary ...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
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...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision on April 9, 2021, against Jordan Dillon, doing business as L and D Cattle (Dillon) of Sanger, Texas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Josh Mueller (Mueller), of Halstead, Kan., on March 23, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Mueller waived his rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $3,500.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Adam T. Smith dba Adam Smith Livestock (Smith) of Spring Mills, Pa., on April 7, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Smith waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $875.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Title II Conservation Programs: Exploring Climate Smart Practices"...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 11, 2021 — "I am pleased to report that on May 7, 2021, Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) extended the deadline for U.S. organic exports to be certified to its Organic Products Law (LPO). This is a request that I made directly to Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture ...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 11, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2021
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...
