By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2020
Release: Dear Stakeholders:Our noble mission here at APHIS is to safeguard the health and value of American agriculture and natural resources. To be truly successful in this endeavor, we need global awareness of the ever-present pest and disease risks that threaten the livelihood of farmers and ranchers here ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 13 Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Michael Tom Lindsey (Lindsey) of Bernice, La., on Nov. 24, 2020, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Connecticut counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties who suffered losses caused by Tropical Storm Isaias and high winds that occurred Aug. 4 through Aug. 5, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Knox County, Maine, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought that occurred from May 1 through Sept. 30, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Bill Barton, doing business as Barton Cattle Company (Barton) of Bagwell, Texas, on October. 7, 2020, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 14 Virginia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 182,020 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a one-month extension to the signup period for the Seafood Trade Relief Program, which supports the U.S. seafood industry and fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments. Fishermen can now signup for the program through Jan. 15, 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four New Hampshire counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Cheshire, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a press conference Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota announced the introduction of H.R. 8843, which makes an additional 25 million acres available over the next five years for general signup under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Instead of a cap, the bill establishes a minimum floor of 50 million CRP acres nationwide.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota congratulated incoming Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia following his election to the position by the House Democratic Caucus Thursday...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Rutland County, Vermont, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by a drought that has occurred since June 1, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey E. Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands issued the following statement after hosting a roundtable with small-scale and organic stakeholders to discuss the impacts of COVID-19...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 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 the selection of Congressman David Scott as Chairman and Congressman G.T. Thompson as Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman and former House Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts of Kansas, and former House Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway of Texas and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma will sit down Friday, December 4, for a discussion of their time in Congress and reflection on the 200th Anniversary of the Committee.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing titled “Agricultural Research and Securing the United States Food Supply."
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 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 applauded the House of Representatives for passing the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020. The legislation is now ready to be signed into law.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota welcomed passage Wednesday of S.4054, the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 in a statement on the House floor...
