By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota led a letter along with Reps. Kind, Reed, Thompson (PA), Brindisi, Fulcher, Torres Small, and Gonzalez (OH) on the implementation of dairy provisions in the USMCA. The letter was signed by 104 Members of Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
News Release: Lesquerella (a.k.a. Fendler's bladderpod and Yellow Top) is a member of the mustard family that's native to the U.S. Southwest. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are now eyeing it as a home-grown source of butanol.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $371 million to build and improve critical electric infrastructure (PDF, 116 KB) that will benefit more than 222,000 rural residents and commercial customers in 11 states.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Lau Enterprise II Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $7,132 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of assistance for agricultural producers in the Midwest affected by the recent severe weather to help eligible farmers and ranchers reestablish their operations.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently awarded contracts to purchase up to eight million low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags, which will help increase overall animal disease traceability in cattle and bison. The ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
News Release: Aug. 12, 2020-"How the Christmas Flower Came to Be" is the title of John M. Dole's 2020 Agricultural Research Service Benjamin Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, being presented virtually at the American Society for Horticultural Science's annual meeting on Wednesday, August 12.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees focused exclusively on urban agriculture. County committees have enabled farmer input on the delivery of FSA programs since the 1930s, and these new committees are part of USDA’s efforts to better support urban agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 11, and Producers Who Have Approved Applications to Receive Final Payments (Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 11, and Producers Who Have Approved Applications to Receive Final Payments.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in response to public comments and data. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called for a coordinated federal response to households in Michigan and across the country that received unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Applications for eligible certification expenses paid between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020, are due Nov. 2, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Double D Sales Company, Inc. (Double D), Visalia, Calif., for failing...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 456,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
