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Release: Washington, D.C. - Nov. 1, 2019. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a final environmental impact statement for its Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, as required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The document ...

USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2019

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for November 2019, which are effective November 1-Nov. 30, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for November is 1.625 percent, down from 1.750 percent in October.

USDA Invests $1.4 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure Improvements in 21 States

News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.4 billion in projects in 21 states (PDF, 143 KB) to build and improve rural electric infrastructure.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

USDA Designates 12 Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Kentucky counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Breathitt, Clay, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Secretary Perdue Announces Lease for ERS and NIFA in Kansas City, MO

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed a lease for permanent office space at 805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri to serve as the new home for USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

USDA Highlights Customer Service Successes and IT Modernization at Impact Expo

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture held the first ever Impact Expo with employees to celebrate the impact of its customer-focused IT modernization efforts. This event underlined the connection between modernization, customer experience, and USDA’s overall ...

USDA Designates Eight Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clay, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Elmore, Jackson, Randolph, and Tallapoosa 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 Designates 19 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 19 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent weather events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates Six South Carolina Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bamberg, Calhoun, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland 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 Designates Four Florida Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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

USDA Designates 14 Ohio Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 14 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Adams, Belmont, Champaign, Clark, Guernsey, Highland, Madison, Miami, Monroe, Noble, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Trumbull counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Jan. 1 through Sept. 4, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates Seven Tennessee Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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

Ranking Member Stabenow Secures Farm Bill and Urban Agriculture Investments, Criticizes ERS and NIFA Relocation Funding

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The bill includes an amendment introduced by Ranking Member Stabenow to provide $5 million to set up the new Urban Agriculture Office at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized in the Farm Bill.

USDA Designates 24 Georgia Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 24 Georgia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA, EPA, and FDA Announce Partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2019 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, the latest effort in the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative launched by the three federal agencies in 2018.

Chairman Peterson Opening Remarks at Full Committee Business Meeting on Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson delivered the following remarks at today's full committee business meeting on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

Farms and Schools – A Critical Link for a Healthy Future

Release: By Pam Miller. Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. One of my fondest childhood memories was helping my grandma tend to the fresh fruits and vegetables in her garden. After a morning’s work outside in the sunshine, the fresh-picked corn was a feast for the taste buds and a sweet reward for our hard...

House Agriculture Committee Passes CFTC Reauthorization