By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research Chair Stacey E. Plaskett, and the Democratic Members of the Subcommittee expressed concern about the inadequacies of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in providing critical support to the specialty crop industry.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
Release: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has expanded the list of locations where the public can send unsolicited seed packets. We have also added options for submitting reports online to APHIS or the state departments of agriculture.APHIS urges anyone who receives an unsolicited package ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- (August 7, 2020) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoing stress related to COVID-19.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced changes for emergency haying and grazing of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This includes changes outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill that streamlines the authorization process for farmers and ranchers.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new annual survey of farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners. The survey will help USDA understand what it is doing well and where improvements are needed, specifically at the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk Management Agency (RMA).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: CARES Act ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,119 Rural Households to High-Speed Broadband WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $29 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $29 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking feedback on its proposed list of pests and diseases of concern that are likely to pose a high risk to U.S. agricultural and natural resources.Section 12203 of the 2018 Farm Bill requires pest- and ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on May 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Willis Bryant Gregory (Gregory) of Albany, Miss., for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - To assist Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) borrowers experiencing financial hardship from the pandemic and other challenges in production agriculture, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is offering a one-time annual installment payment deferral option. No fees or prepayment penalties apply for borrowers who choose this FSFL loan flexibility option.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) continues 2020 consultation on draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. You can find the list of drafts available and instructions for reviewing and submitting comments on the APHIS website. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, AUGUST 6, 2020-The first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet has been released by a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. ARS has made the genome available to the research community in AgDataCommons and the National Center for Biotechnology Information, even before publishing the results in a scientific journal to make the data freely accessible as quickly as possible.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 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 Trinity Fresh Distribution LLC (Trinity Fresh), Sacramento, Cali....
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., August 5, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend deadlines for premium and administrative fee payments, defer the resulting interest accrual and allow other flexibilities to help farmers, ranchers, and insurance providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Hill City Commission, LLC (Hill City), for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Hill City waived its right to a hearing and paid a penalty of $1,250.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California and Ranking Member David Rouzer of North Carolina, joined by Full Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Ranking Member K.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 192,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, introduced the bipartisan Rural Forests Markets Act ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the hard work of American agriculture producers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
