By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Jan. 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Willis Bryant Gregory (Gregory) of New Albany, Miss., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 6, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides coverage against loss of yield because...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released a new analysis revealing that the Trump Administration is continuing to show bias in distributing aid to farmers affected by their chaotic trade policies.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-04. February 4, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the Karnal bunt regulated areas in La Paz, Maricopa, and Pinal Counties in Arizona. Following a review ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Trump’s State of the Union address showcased our country’s relentless optimism and his vision of ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2020
News Release: ANTLERS, Okla., Feb. 4, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Dr. Lee Denney announced USDA has invested $13.3 million in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 1,000 rural households in southeastern Oklahoma. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2020
News Release: ANTLERS, Okla., Feb. 4, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Dr. Lee Denney announced USDA has invested $13.3 million in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 1,000 rural households in southeastern Oklahoma. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will continue accepting comments until Feb. 24, 2020, on data sheets regarding certain taxa of plants for planting that are quarantine pests or hosts of quarantine pests. Based on the scientific evidence outlined ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: PENN YAN, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for New York Richard Mayfield announced USDA has invested $10.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,875 rural households, 10 pre-subscribed ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2020) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: FORT PIERCE, Florida, Feb. 3, 2020-Dogs specially trained by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have proven to be the most efficient way to detect huanglongbing-also known as citrus greening-according to a paper just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 130,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Egypt during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for February 2020, which are effective February 1-Feb. 29, 2020. All February rates are the same as January’s.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2020 - At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: PENN YAN, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for New York Richard Mayfield announced USDA has invested $10.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,875 rural households, 10 pre-subscribed...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Jan. 31, 2020-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing next steps for implementing the APHIS Core Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). APHIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) work together to keep ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., [Jan. 31, 2020] - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we are revising our requirements for the importation of fresh Unshu oranges from Japan. With this action, Unshu oranges from the island of Kyushu ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Summary:The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added the Philippines to the list of regions affected by African swine fever (ASF). On September 9, 2019, Philippine veterinary authorities reported an ASF occurrence to the World Organization of Animal ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing next steps for implementing the APHIS Core Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).APHIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) work together to keep damaging plant pests ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we are revising our requirements for the importation of fresh Unshu oranges from Japan. With this action, Unshu oranges from the island of Kyushu may be imported into any port in the continental ...
