By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2020
News Release: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 - 10:00AM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Hearing. RE: “Innovative Wood Products: Promoting Rural Economies and Healthy Forests".
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 19, 2020-A simple, portable test that can detect the deadliest of the mushroom poisons in minutes has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C, Feb. 18, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will host agricultural leaders from key Western Hemisphere countries at USDA’s 96th Agricultural Outlook Forum February 20-21 in Arlington, Virginia.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Bain Distributors Inc. The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to nine produce sellers in the amount of $557,099 from September 2015 through August 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 18, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup that there is less than two weeks before the enrollment deadline of Feb. 28, 2020. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is restoring certain Animal Welfare Act records on its website. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, passed on Dec. 20, 2019, included a provision that directs the restoration of these records.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced the Government Accountability Office (GAO) opened an investigation into the integrity of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aid to farmers affected by the Trump Administration’s trade policies.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a proclamation naming February 16-22 as Grain Bin Safety Week. Earlier this week, the Secretary sat down with the Governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, to talk about the importance of grain bin safety on the farm. ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2020
News Release: CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 14, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Illinois State Director Douglas Wilson announced USDA is investing $3.4 million to create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 603 rural households, 12 farms and a business in Hamilton County. This high-speed broadband infrastructure project is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2020
News Release: CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 14, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Illinois State Director Douglas Wilson announced USDA is investing $3.4 million to create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 603 rural households, 12 farms and a business in Hamilton County. This high-speed broadband infrastructure project is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market, LLC (Mid-Kentucky Livestock) of Upton...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to snowstorms and freeze that occurred Oct. 9-10, 2019, and Oct. 26-27, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13, 2020 – Today, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $9 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households, 31 businesses, 41 farms and a critical community facility in Tennessee. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2020 ─ The United States Department of Agriculture announced the selection of 30 university students who will attend USDA’s 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum as participants of the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program. These undergraduate and graduate students will participate in a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., capped off by their attendance at the Forum, USDA’s largest annual meeting, held February 20-21, 2020 in Arlington, Va.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13, 2020 - Today, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $9 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households, 31 businesses, 41 farms and a critical community facility in Tennessee. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee’s Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Chair David Scott and Ranking Member Austin Scott, both of Georgia, issued the following statement Thursday after meeting with financial market regulators from the European Commission (EC) to discuss new amendments to the European Union’s European Market Infrastructure Regulations (EMIR 2.2) that could potentially subject U.S. clearinghouses to regulation within the EU...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-03. Feb. 12, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective Jan. 22, 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) ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) interim final rule to implement improvements to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program in the 2018 Farm Bill...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 22 Kentucky counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breckinridge, Carter, Casey, Daviess, Garrard, Greenup, Hancock, Henderson, Laurel, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Meade, Mercer, Ohio, Robertson, Rowan, ...
