By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Nearly a million U.S. children would lose direct eligibility for free school meals under the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility, according to an impact analysis released this week by the Agriculture Department. That number is more than twice the...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2019
News Release: HILO, HAWAII, Oct. 16, 2019-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences and Penn State University, have published the first genome of the invasive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) in the journal Gigascience and they did it from a single caught-in-the-wild specimen.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 228,600 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 137,160 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 91,440 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Development of a proposed state-specific rule is in response to a petition from the State of Alaska JUNEAU, ALASKA, Oct. 15, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement offering a range of alternatives to roadless management and a proposed Alaska Roadless Rule. If adopted, the proposed rule would exempt the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement in support of President Donald J. Trump’s National School Lunch Week Proclamation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrates food service professionals, school leaders, as well as the farmers, ranchers, and producers who grow the delicious, healthful, American-grown foods that kids enjoy every day in school lunches.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 142,579 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement in support of President Donald J. Trump’s National School Lunch Week Proclamation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrates food service professionals, school leaders, as well as the farmers, ranchers, and producers who grow the delicious, healthful, American-grown foods that kids enjoy every day in school lunches.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Oct. 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against John P. Horton (Horton) of Gravette, Ark., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2019 - Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new informational analysis on its proposed rule to refine categorical eligibility requirements based on receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits under Supplemental Nutrition...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 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 Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs - two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs - for the 2020 crop year. Meanwhile, producers who enrolled farms for the 2018 crop year have started receiving more than $1.5 billion for covered commodities for which payments were triggered under such programs.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Oct. 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Darren Roberson d.b.a. Rock’n R Cattle Co. (Rock’n R Cattle) of Lindsay, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Martinez Fresh Produce LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 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 Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Oct. 15, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) has started issuing 2019 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to over 350,000 American farmers and ranchers to support voluntary conservation efforts on private lands.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 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 Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - When Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney leads a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Vietnam Oct. 15-18, he’ll be accompanied by nearly 80 industry and government representatives seeking to expand agricultural exports to one of the fastest-growing regions of the world.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
Release: By Brandon Lipps. Deputy Under Secretary. Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Pam Miller. Administrator. Food and Nutrition Service. You may be familiar with Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer" speech that he delivered to the FFA Convention in November 1978. What he said then still rings true today. He...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
Release: On October 5, FAS Administrator Ken Isley joined U.S. Chargé d’Affairs Robin Quinville for the grand opening of the USA Pavilion at the Anuga trade show in Cologne, Germany. Nearly 160 American companies participated in Anuga, the world’s largest food and beverage trade show.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
Release: Summary:The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is a cooperative Federal-State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. NPIP’s General Conference Committee made changes to NPIP program standards to keep in line with the latest science, technology and best practices. USDA published ...
