By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on June 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Frey Cattle Company Inc. and Alan Halfmann (FCC and Halfmann) of Ballinger, Texas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a protocol that will allow the use of U.S.-origin bovine ingredients and most imported ingredients in pet food being exported to China. The U.S. and China signed the pet food protocol ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 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 | Jun 11, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its State partners have successfully completed actions to eliminate Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 from U.S. greenhouses. This announcement comes just two months after the pathogen ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2020 - Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so by June 30. Although program elections for the 2020 crop year remain the same as elections made for 2019, all producers need to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to sign a 2020 enrollment contract.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its State partners have successfully completed actions to eliminate Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 from U.S. greenhouses. This announcement comes just two months after the pathogen was first detected ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 720,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 63,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 657,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the delegated acts published Thursday by the European Commission as part of the European Market Infrastructure Regulations (EMIR 2.2), which would clarify European Union (EU) regulations relating to U.S.-based central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) operating in the EU,...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., applauded today’s announcement on U.S.-based clearinghouses from U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: APHIS updated the to include the following changes:APHIS restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests. The Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map provides an overview of the plant pest quarantines that affect ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Mississippi to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Mississippi to expedite the implementation of...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Delaware to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Mississippi to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the US Virgin Islands have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Department Extends Additional Flexibility for Feeding Children (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a nationwide extension of another key flexibility for USDA’s child nutrition programs. This waiver allows local partners, who have been working ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Delaware to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Delaware to expedite the implementation of online...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15, 2020. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the US Virgin Islands have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a nationwide extension of another key flexibility for USDA’s child nutrition programs. This waiver allows local partners, who have been working overtime serving meals to kids during the health crisis, the ability...
