By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Abbeville and Laurens 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 | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $394 million to improve critical community facilities (PDF, 240 KB) in 28 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. USDA is making the investments through the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, and Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California, released the following statements Thursday morning following an announcement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture that China will lift its ban on the import of U.S.-produced poultry products...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2019
Release: APHIS is concurring with the OIE’s BSE risk designation for Nicaragua. The OIE currently recognizes Nicaragua as negligible risk for BSE.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 106,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2019
News Release: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order to prevent the entry or introduction of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) into the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. Week of Nov. 18, 2019. [new]. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 - 10:00AM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Subcommittee Hearing. RE: "Review of Credit Conditions: Report from the Farm Credit Administration (FCA)"...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: Nov. 12, 2019 - USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now processing 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for seed cotton and long and medium grain rice.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued the following statement on the Administration’s aid program for farmers hurt by the Administration’s trade war, and the Administration’s simultaneous tightening of eligibility rules for food insecure families...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared and is accepting comments on a pest risk analysis (PRA) regarding the importation of fresh carrots from the Republic of Korea into the United States. After thorough ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today marks the 100th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas released the following statements congratulating AFBF on this accomplishment and their century of dedication to farmers, ranchers, and rural America...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A group of Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), released a new report detailing how the Trump Administration is picking winners and ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., November 8, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make available $800 million to agricultural producers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia affected by hurricanes Michael and Florence. The state block grants are part ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky led a successful trade mission to West Africa, October 28-31, where he helped U.S. exporters unlock new opportunities in the region and advocated for the Administration’s Prosper Africa initiative. He was joined by more than 30 U.S. agribusinesses representing...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., November 8, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make available $800 million to agricultural producers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia affected by hurricanes Michael and Florence. The state block grants are part...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 7, 2019
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 under the PACA against Genaro Produce Incorporated. The company, operating from Florida, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to ten produce sellers in the amount of $284,981 from September 2016 through October 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 7, 2019
News Release: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 - 10:00AM.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 7, 2019
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 the hearing titled "Implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill: Rural Development and Energy Programs."
