By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott issued the following statement applauding the introduction of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: Through administrative actions and support provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, USDA will increase support for families struggling to put food on the table WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 — The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any other we’ve seen in our lifetimes — while the ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: USDA Deploys 487 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Mar. 3, 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 3, 2021
News Release: [new]. Thursday, March 11, 2021 -- 9:00 AM. Hybrid Hearing - 1300 Longworth and via Cisco Webex. Washington, D.C. Full Committee on Agriculture Hearing. RE: "A Look at Food Insecurity in America". A livestream of the hearing can be found here. *NOTE: **House Office Buildings are closed to the public.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and HeroX today announced the grand prize winners of a competition that invited the public to submit innovative solutions to preserve the flavor of catfish and prevent the blue-green algae that delays U.S. catfish harvesting.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
Release: Washington - The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any other we’ve seen in our lifetimes - while the pandemic has forced the U.S. economy into crisis, millions of Americans are struggling with food insecurity, unemployment, and falling behind on housing payments. Hunger has increased throughout the pandemic, with as many as 30 million adults and 12 million children living in a household where they may not always get enough to eat.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Old West Export Inc., Visalia, Calif., 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 | Mar 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, warned passage of the pending budget reconciliation bill could trigger massive cuts in farm support programs - potentially zeroing out all farm program spending over the next five years.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 3, 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 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Southern Sun LLC, Woolwich, N.J., 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 | Mar 3, 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, “Farmers and Foresters: Opportunities to Lead in Tackling Climate Change."
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 175,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service (Enson Group), Cincinnati, Ohio, failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $707,592 to 12 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). In this case, Enson Group paid sellers for produce, but not promptly pursuant to the PACA.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to eliminate the Voluntary Trichinae Certification Program and remove the regulations associated with the program from the Code of Federal Regulations. This program generates little producer participation ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2021
News Release: Distant cousins of cultivated potato may hold the key to unlocking new sources of resistance to the tuber crop's most devastating disease, late blight.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 1, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced two senior appointments today.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced loan interest rates for March 2021, which are effective March 1.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2021
Release: The government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of fresh Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) for consumption into the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the passage of the food, agriculture, and rural provisions in the latest COVID-19 assistance package.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2021-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today virtually launched its "Three Sisters Project," a new educational outreach effort to ensure a steady pipeline of fresh ideas, talent and diversity to the ranks of tomorrow's scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians and other professionals.
