By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 4, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than five million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate Dicamba registrations: “Producers need all the tools in their toolbox to produce the world’s food, fuel, and fiber, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than five million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States today signed and exchanged letters on behalf of the United States and Taiwan inaugurating a new organic equivalence arrangement, effective May 30, 2020, allowing organic products certified in the United States or Taiwan to be sold as organic in either market.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - Bumble Bee Foods LLC, operating out of San Diego, Calif., has posted a $30,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: CORVALLIS, OREGON, June 4, 2020-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their Oregon State University (OSU) collaborators have developed a new, highly detailed genetic way to trace the spread of Agrobacterium, one of the world's most important bacterial plant pathogens, according to research just published in Science.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 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. Of the total, 60,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 60,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States today signed and exchanged letters on behalf of the United States and Taiwan inaugurating a new organic equivalence arrangement, effective May 30, 2020, allowing organic products certified in the United States or Taiwan to be sold as organic in either market.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will introduce the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which will break down barriers for farmers and foresters interested in participating in carbon markets so they can be ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from New Hampshire to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020) – Today, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) announced an investment of $4.8 million to support Centers of Excellence at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions in America. The investments in these institutions is made possible through the NIFA 1890 Centers of Excellence (COE) Grants program, funded through the FY 2019 Federal Appropriations Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 3, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from New Hampshire to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow New Hampshire to expedite the implementation...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 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 CKF Produce Corp. (CKF), Brooklyn, N.Y., for failing to meet its contractual...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-11. June 3, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective May 11, 2020, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) established a Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens or Mexfly) quarantine ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity export sales of 186,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 120,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
Release: (Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020) As a result of increased grizzly bear depredations on livestock, the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are collaborating to provide additional support to Montana livestock producers.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-12. June 3, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective June 5, 2020, after issuance of this Federal Order, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the restrictions for the importation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on May 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with Mike Perschbacher (Perschbacher), Sulpher, Okla., for an alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
