By USDA Newswire | Sep 20, 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 | Sep 20, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Sept. 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Freddy Lamb (Lamb) of Oklahoma, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019) – Today, all former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture since President Reagan’s Administration announced support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a letter to Congressional leaders, former Secretaries John Block (Reagan), Mike Espy (Clinton), ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: Dairy producers have an additional week to enroll in Farm Service Agency's DMC program. Signup now ends on Sept. 27. Margin payments have triggered for each month from January through July. Dairy producers who elect higher coverage levels could be eligible for payments for all seven months. Under certain levels, the amount paid to dairy farmers will exceed the cost of the premium
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Filemon Vela of Texas, and Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California delivered the following remarks during a joint hearing today to review the implementation and capacity of several key programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to aid farmers, ranchers and rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of its decision to authorize the importation of fresh cape gooseberry fruit from Ecuador into the United States. On April 20, 2018, APHIS published a proposed ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended the deadline to September 27 for dairy producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2019. The deadline had been September 20.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2019 – USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce W. Lammers today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing almost $12 million in 41 community facilities projects that will benefit 214,000 Americans in rural communities in 17 states.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Alaska boroughs as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, and Matanuska-Susitna boroughs 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 | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, ARIZONA, Sept. 18, 2019-A new tool from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) can predict the odds that honey bee colonies overwintered in cold storage will be large enough to rent for almond pollination in February. Identifying which colonies will not be worth spending dollars to overwinter can improve beekeepers' bottom line.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Louisiana parishes as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to two separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 24 Texas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers due to recent disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [Sept. 17, 2019] - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published an environmental assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact for the release of the weevil Ceratapion Basicorne to biologically control yellow ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 24 Kansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Allen, Anderson, Barton, Bourbon, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Doniphan, Franklin, Gove, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Lyon, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Wallace, ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 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 Charles Horn (Horn) for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Horn waived his right to a hearing and will pay a total penalty of $3,250.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Ponce Municipality in Puerto Rico as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 | Sep 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce W. Lammers today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing almost $12 million in 41 community facilities projects that will benefit 214,000 Americans (PDF, 134 KB) in rural communities in 17 states.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today administered the oath of office to swear in Donald “DJ” LaVoy to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule to modernize swine slaughter inspection and bring it into the 21st century. For the first time in more than five decades, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is modernizing inspection at market hog slaughter establishments with a goal of protecting public health while allowing for food safety innovations.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 260,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
