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Release: Seven USDA-led Agricultural Trade Missions are scheduled for next year in continuing efforts to increase export opportunities. USDA Radio’s Rod Bain talks to Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney about the 2020 trade missions.

Chair Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing to Review Access to Conservation Programs by Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the following statement at today's hearing to review access to conservation programs by Historically Underserved farmers and ranchers.

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Passage of Bipartisan National Bio and Agro-Defense Legislation, Lands Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee passed their bipartisan legislation, S. 2695, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) Act of 2019, and a package of lands bills affecting acreage in Tennessee and Virginia.

Ranking Member Stabenow Opening Statement at Business Meeting on NBAF, Lands Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at a business meeting to consider legislation regarding the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) and a package of lands bills.

USDA Offers Tribal Students Career-Track Scholarships in Agriculture

By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the 2020 scholarship application cycle for the USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program. The program aims to increase the number of tribal college and university students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and other agriculture-related disciplines. The program is available through the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE).

Researchers Fortify Queen of the Forages with Disease Defense

By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2019

News Release: Alfalfa is often called the "Queen of the Forages" due to its high yield, feed quality for ruminant animals, nitrogen fixation and pollinator habitat among other environmental services. But this royal member of the legume family is no match against the host of microbes that cause the disease complex known as "crown rot.".

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Committee Votes on NBAF, Lands Legislation

By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider legislation regarding the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) and a package of lands bills.

Chairman Roberts’ Statement on Phase One Trade Agreement with China

By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded President Trump’s announcement of a phase one trade deal with China.

USDA Invests $9.5 Million in Rural Broadband for South Dakota Families

News Release: FLANDREAU, S.D., Dec. 12, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross announced USDA has invested $9.5 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 1,750 homes in rural South Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.

USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America

News Release: Announcement Made at Round One Investment in Iowa STANTON, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reconnect Pilot Program funding appropriated by Congress. The ...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.

USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America

News Release: STANTON, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reconnect Pilot Program funding appropriated by Congress. The application window for this round of funding is...

USDA Announces No Actions under Feedstock Flexibility Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2019, which runs from Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020.

USDA Invests $9.5 Million in Rural Broadband for South Dakota Families

News Release: FLANDREAU, S.D., Dec. 12, 2019 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross announced USDA has invested $9.5 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 1,750 homes in rural South Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.

USDA Invests $7.9 Million in Rural Broadband for North Carolina Families

News Release: BOLTON, N.C., Dec. 11, 2019 – Today, North Carolina Rural Development State Director Robert Hosford announced USDA has invested $7.9 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure to create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 4,000 rural households in North Carolina. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.

APHIS Recognizes 2019 Presidential Rank Award Winner

Release: (WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2019) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces that Dr. Larry Clark of APHIS’ Wildlife Services program is being honored as a 2019 Presidential Rank Award winner. Dr. Clark will receive a Meritorious Executive award on December 17 as part of a ceremony hosted by the Senior Executives Association in Washington, DC.

USDA Designates Two Florida Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Jackson and Washington counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Virginia from Operating in the Produce Industry

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...

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