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News Release: BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, Nov. 17, 2020-Five Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), from the first nest found in the United States, have taken a trip across the country to a Washington, D.C. area Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility and the Smithsonian for study and preservation.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 195,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

USDA Reaches a Consent Decision and Suspension with Gregory A. Minnix and Minnix Cattle Company LLC for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Gregory A. Minnix (Minnix) and Minnix Cattle Company LLC (Minnix Cattle) of Buchanan, Va., on Nov. 10, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Ranking Member Stabenow Applauds Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the work of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance formed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, FMI - The Food Industry ...

USDA Designates Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Honolulu County, Hawaii, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates Two Montana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Roosevelt and Sheridan counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Unanimous Senate Passage of Grain Standards Reauthorization

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 Senate has passed the bipartisan U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020.

USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Dec. 11 Deadline for 2021 Safety-Net Enrollment

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2021 is Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened DMC signup in October to help producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities.

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Florida and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2020

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three 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...

USDA to Open Signup for the Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands in Early 2021

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Signup for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021, and signup for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15, 2021 to April 23, 2021. Both programs are competitive and provide annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes.

Trump Administration Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 448 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Alaska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

USDA Announces Scholars Programs for Students at Historically Black and Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2020) – Twenty-first century agriculture involves cutting-edge science, technology, business management – and you. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces scholarships to help you build a career path in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and many more agriculture-related subjects.

USDA, EPA Welcome Two New Members as U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

News Release: Meijer, UNFI commit to reduce food loss and waste in their operations (WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 12, 2020) — Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the addition of Meijer, an American supercenter ...

Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, Application Deadline is December 11

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.

APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Hydroponic Lettuce with Roots from Mexico

Release: The government of Mexico has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of lettuce with roots, Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae) for consumption into the United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment to support the risk mitigation requirements for ...

Apply Now for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.

USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint Against ZYK Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. S. I Bukhari/WaQas Muslim Slaughter House and Zeeshan Qazi