By USDA Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is changing its approach to fight the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation that has spread through much of the United States. The Agency is publishing a final rule that removes the federal domestic EAB quarantine regulations ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is changing its approach to fight the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation that has spread through much of the United States. The Agency is publishing a final rule that removes the federal domestic EAB ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 130,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to the Philippines during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2020 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in a snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky. This is the ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 was signed into law by President Trump.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota congratulated Tom Vilsack and Marcia Fudge, candidates for the top jobs at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development respectively, on the announcements of their nominations by President-Elect Joe Biden Thursday.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against M&L Farms, LLC (M&L Farms), Jallaq Farms, LLC (Jallaq Farms) and Othman Jallaq (Mr. Jallaq), all of Grove City, Ohio, on Nov. 12, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today issued a final rule to ensure fair trade and competitive marketing of livestock and poultry.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of former Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve as Secretary of Agriculture to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | Dec 10, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 344,442 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 1,472 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity ALEXANDRIA, La., Dec. 9, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing approximately $12 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Louisiana. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to an announcement today that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will begin consultations on the enforcement of Canada's tariff rate quota (TRQ) allocations for imported dairy products, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California welcomed the news in a statement...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, December 9, 2020-The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (ARS) today announced a groundbreaking treatment that prevents anemia, weight loss, poor wool and meat production, and even death in sheep.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey E. Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands delivered these remarks following today's subcommittee hearing on 1890 Land Grant universities...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from 5 percent to 20 percent.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Dr. Alma Adams of North Carolina delivered the following opening remarks before a hearing of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Wednesday on issues impacting the nation's 1890 Land Grant Institutions.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 257,071 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Hickey Enterprises LLP, doing business.as Elk City Livestock Auction (Hickey) of Elk City, Okla., on Nov. 25, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Hickey waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $1,100.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La., Dec. 9, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing approximately $12 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Louisiana. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
