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U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.


U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.


Keep Foodborne Illness Away from Your Super Bowl End Zone

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2021) – Score a touchdown this year with your Super Bowl LV snacks by keeping bacteria out of the end zone. While your Super Bowl traditions may look different this year given COVID-19 and the need to maintain social distancing, your plans probably still involve food. Whether ...


Senator Stabenow to Chair Senate Agriculture Committee, Announces Majority Committee Members

News Release: WASHINGTON - As Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for the 117th Congress, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced the majority members of the committee.


APHIS' eFile Expands Fruit and Vegetable Permit Requests to Include Fresh, Dried and Frozen Process Types

Release: APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) is excited to expand your options for fruit and vegetable import permit requests in APHIS eFile-APHIS’ online permitting system. APHIS eFile offers customers a simple, streamlined way to apply for and receive fruit and vegetable import permits, in many cases, ...


APHIS Posts New Release in Feral Swine Video Series

Release: The newest video in the ongoing series, Feral Swine in America: Episode 3- Texas looks at the impacts feral swine have on cattle, sheep, and goat ranchers in Texas.APHIS is offering this video series, which chronicles the impact feral swine have on Americans’ livelihoods through damage to agricultural ...


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 115,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), incoming Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing to consider former Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.


Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), incoming Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced the Committee voted to favorably report former Secretary Tom Vilsack to be U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Biden Administration Halts Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2021 — In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended ...


Biden Administration Halts Residential Evictions in USDA Multifamily Housing Communities in Accordance with CDC Guidance

News Release: Washington - In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratorium for millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the eviction and...


USDA Announces February 2021 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced loan interest rates for February 2021, which are effective February 1.


NAPPO News: Updates from USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)

Release: PPQ recently participated in the North American Plant Protection Organization’s (NAPPO) governance meetings. Below are key updates for U.S. stakeholders from those meetings:NAPPO’s 2021 Work Program AnnouncedNAPPO recently announced and posted its 2021 work program. APHIS-PPQ, in collaboration with its ...


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Corralling Carrots' Microbial Allies Could Stymie Disease

News Release: Carrots, while in the ground, are home to a community of microorganisms, some members of which wage a kind of battle for supremacy against others that cause plant disease and costly losses to farmers who grow the vegetable.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), incoming Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced her agenda for the beginning of the 117th Congress.


U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.


U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.