By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for defining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule: “President Trump is restoring the rule of law and empowering Americans ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Utah counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Carbon and Sevier counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input on opportunities and challenges that affect the successful implementation of international school feeding programs, in particular the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 14 North Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Beaufort, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Dare, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Martin, Onslow, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, and Washington counties who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Dorian that occurred from Sept. 6 through Sept. 10, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2020 Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to early and mid-career scientists, researchers, and policymakers from eligible...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
Release: The government of Samoa has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Turmeric Rhizomes (Curcuma longa) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
Release: The government of Mexico has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Turmeric Rhizomes (Curcuma longa) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2020 - Exporters of U.S. farm and food products will have an opportunity to explore new business opportunities in the Philippines during a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agribusiness trade mission to Manila April 20-23. Individuals interested in participating must apply to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) by February 6.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making it easier for animal diagnostic laboratories to carry out vital livestock disease testing on behalf of the agency. USDA is updating regulations that outline how the agency approves laboratories ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Marshall County, Kansas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, high winds, and hail that occurred between Jan. 1 and July 10, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Austin, Colorado, Crockett, Fayette, and Fisher counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Gloucester and Salem counties who suffered losses caused by drought that occurred from Aug. 15 through Oct. 16, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
Release: HOUSTON, Jan. 23, 2020 - Consistent with their emphasis on transparency and broad public participation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is kicking off the fourth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting today...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the unveiling of the final ‘Waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) replacement rule.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
Release: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) new Citrus website delivers a comprehensive, single resource for stakeholders and the public. Now users can quickly find information about citrus pests and diseases, explore interactive quarantine maps, view the latest regulations by pest or State, and report signs of citrus pests and disease-all in one place.For more information, email:PPQ.Citrus.Health@usda.gov
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations in a statement Wednesday underscored the importance of an amicus brief filed Tuesday night by the U.S. House of Representatives in Casa de Maryland v. Trump, a challenge to...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA 2020-01. Jan. 17, 2020TO: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsOn November 6, 2019, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed pale cyst nematode (Globodera pallida: PCN) in two potato production fields (a total of 169 acres) located ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
News Release: When it comes to restoring rangeland habitats, there is no replacement for "prescribed fire," according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ecologists.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Epic Fresh Produce LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $43,302 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transaction(s).
