By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 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 titled “Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Healthy Meals and Healthy Futures." Live video of the hearing is available here.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 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 | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: USDA Reopens Program Sign-Up to a Larger Share of Producers with Plans to Expand Outreach and New Programming WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 669 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 24, 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 | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 — Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the D.C. Circuit Court's decision to allow USDA to withdraw its appeal on the previously vacated final rule, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (84 FR 66782).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: AgLab, a new science-education website operated by USDA's Agricultural Research Service, is now "open for business" to student and educators alike at.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Nutrition Subcommittee Chair Jahana Hayes issued the following statement following USDA’s announcement on a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia action. The Court approved USDA’s move to withdraw its appeal on the previously vacated final rule, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: Dear Stakeholders, I hope this letter finds you and your family safe amid the pandemic that continues to affect the daily lives of us all. Fortunately, we now can envision a path out of it. As we carry on into 2021, we reflect upon the past year and all that APHIS achieved. In 2020, we carried out APHIS’ ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
Release: Washington - Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the D.C. Circuit Court's decision to allow USDA to withdraw its appeal on the previously vacated final rule, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (84 FR 66782).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative-USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers-will reach a...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, said the mandatory spending cuts that will result from the Democrats’ massive $1.9T reconciliation package should give pause to the idea of using the same process to further increase deficit spending to address climate change.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the US Department of Agriculture’s announcement of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott will be chairing a hearing titled, A Hearing to Review the State of Black Farmers in the U.S., with participation from the full Agriculture Committee membership, which includes 8 members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 23, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an $11.5 million research investment to help ensure America’s small and medium-sized farms become more profitable and improve the quality of life in American farm communities.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Funding Includes $156 Million for Rural Health Care and Emergency Response Services WASHINGTON, March 23, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is investing $266 million to build and improve critical ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
News Release: Washington - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is investing $266 million to build and improve critical community facilities (PDF, 162 KB) to benefit nearly 3 million rural residents in 16 states and Puerto...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
Release: After reviewing 944 public comments on a July 2020 notice that proposed to approve Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as the official eartag for use in interstate movement of cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has decided to use the rulemaking ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2021
Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke about climate, sustainability, conservation, innovation, technology, research, and related issues at the Brussels-based Forum for the Future of Agriculture on March 21, 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 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 the Committee’s Republican staff for the 117th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today a 15 percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through September 2021, providing an estimated $3.5 billion to households experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding ...
