By USDA Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in support of the American Rescue Plan Act...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: Investments Will Benefit 5 Million Rural Residents WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities. Rural areas are seeing higher infection and ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
Release: The government of South Korea has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing on Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: USDA Deploys 354 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Feb. 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 | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify the State of Sonora, Mexico as Level One for brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on an evaluation we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is excited to announce the launch of its new APHIS Core Message Set Help Desk!Starting March 1, 2021, importers, brokers and filers will be able to contact the Help Desk to get help with submitting APHIS Core Message ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify the State of Sonora, Mexico as Level One for brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on an evaluation we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making available for review and comment.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify Canada as Level One for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on evaluations we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 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 | Feb 24, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated six Pennsylvania counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2021
Release: Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to classify Canada as Level One for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. This proposed recognition is based on evaluations we have prepared in connection with this action, which we are making ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: This press release was originally published on the Department of Education website.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Committee on Agriculture. Public Hybrid Hearing. RE: “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors". Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. 12:30 p.m. Available for public viewing via YouTube. WITNESS LIST. Mr. Jim Cantore, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA. Ms. Pamela Knox,...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: Feb. 23, 2021 - As part of its ongoing efforts to ease the economic burden on millions of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education-in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-issued guidance to postsecondary institutions to inform them about temporarily expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility for students in need.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the Senate approving Tom Vilsack to lead the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 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 U.S. Senate voted 92-7 to confirm Tom Vilsack to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated four Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Collier, Hendry, Lee and Miami-Dade counties who suffered losses due to Tropical Storm Eta, rain, flooding and wind that occurred from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10, 2020, may be eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated Kent County, Delaware, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain from Aug. 1 through Sept. 1, 2020, may be eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
