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News Release: WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA Forest Service will invest more than $218 million to fund Great American Outdoors Act projects to conserve critical forest and wetland habitat, support rural economic recovery, and increase public access to national forests and grasslands.

Schedule Advisory: A Hearing to Review the State of Black Farmers in the U.S.

News Release: Thursday, March 25, 2021-12:00PM EDT. Virtual Hearing -via Cisco Webex. Full Committee on Agriculture Hearing. RE: “A Hearing to Review the State of Black Farmers in the U.S.". A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here.

Chairman David Scott and Stakeholders Applaud House Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott and key industry stakeholders issued the following statements applauding the House passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act...

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Plant 1.2 Billion Trees on National Forests

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), introduced the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act, known as the REPLANT Act, to help the U.S. Forest Service plant 1.2 billion trees on national forests and create nearly 49,000 jobs over the next ten years.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 696,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Child Nutrition Hearing

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, “Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Healthy Meals and Healthy Futures."

FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: 445 Disaster, Public Health Specialists Currently Deployed to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 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.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,224,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

USDA Wildlife Services Posts FY2020 Data on Management Actions and Funding Sources

Release: On March 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) wildlife damage management program, Wildlife Services (WS), posted its annual Program Data Reports (PDR) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The reports are available on the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) webpage, representing ...

FACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic

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.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Other Key Staff Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior positions in Washington, D.C.

USDA Invests $598 Million to Improve and Modernize Rural Electric Infrastructure After Severe Weather and Age Test the Grid

News Release: Investments will Benefit 460,000 Rural Residents and Businesses WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a $598 million rural electric loan package to build or improve electric infrastructure in 11 states.

USDA and CFIA Establish Protocol to Minimize Trade Disruptions in the Event of an ASF Detection in Feral Swine

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have developed a protocol to help ensure bilateral trade will continue if African swine fever (ASF) is detected in feral swine in either country, ...

USDA Seeks Input on Potential Regulatory Oversight for Certain Animals Developed Using Genetic Engineering

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reopening the public review and comment period for an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding whether to establish regulations for the movement of certain animals modified or developed using genetic engineering. On Dec. 28, 2020, the Animal and ...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China