By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 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 $139 million in 56 projects (PDF, 189 KB) to improve community facilities and provide essential services for 3.3 million rural residents in 23 states.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Sept. 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC, (Green Bay) of Green Bay, Wis., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Empacadora y Procesadora del Sur Inc. (Empacadora) of Coamo, Puerto Rico...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a collaboration with industry and academia to establish three regional USDA Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation Training Centers. These centers will educate and train stakeholders across the country in the grading of feeder cattle, fed cattle and beef carcasses.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the availability of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The 2018 Farm Bill made changes to CRP, and the assessment evaluates those changes as they relate to the National Environmental Policy Act. The assessment only covers programmatic changes that have not been evaluated previously.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, raised concerns that the relocation of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research agencies, the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota issued a statement Thursday in response to news out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the delivery of additional prevented planting assistance, as authorized by the Disaster Relief Act of 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 257,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the following remarks at the hearing on restoring forest infrastructure.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $5 million for investments in customer service projects to improve and modernize application processing in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Japan Trade Agreement: “This agreement between the United States and Japan is a better deal for the entire U.S. economy, but is a particularly ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Departmental Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, and Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands released a statement Wednesday following reports that the U.S. Department...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new United States-Japan Trade Agreement.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 581,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 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 issued the following statements Tuesday on the release of details contained in a tariff reduction agreement between the United States and Japan.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
Release: Customer service is a priority for this Department and taking stakeholder input seriously is an integral part of ensuring optimal service is delivered. Today’s final rule adjusting timelines for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements is the latest example of this.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
Release: Date: Sept. 25, 2019 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) seeking deregulation of a cotton variety genetically engineered (GE) for resistance ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In preparation for consideration of reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to gather perspectives on the U.S. livestock and poultry sectors.
