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News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Trump’s proclamation making September 15-21, 2019 National Farm Safety and Health Week. The theme for this year’s National Farm Safety & Health Week is “Shift Farm Safety into High Gear” as a reminder that it is everyone’s responsibility to prioritize safety on the farm and the rural roadways of America.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 256,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

APHIS Proposes to Recognize Romania as Free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease

Release: APHIS is proposing to recognize Romania as free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease. As part of this proposal, APHIS prepared a risk evaluation, which determined that Romania's prevention and control measures are sufficient to minimize the likelihood of introducing either HPAI ...

Record of Decision for Regulating the Importation, Interstate Movement, and Intrastate Movement of Plant Pests is Now Available Online

Release: Washington, D.C., [Sept. 14, 2019] - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that the record of decision for the environmental impact statement associated with the final rule that updated APHIS’ regulations for the importation, ...

Don't Leave $10,000 on the Table!

News Release: Sept. 16, 2019 - The Dairy Margin Coverage Program offers dairy producers protection for when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost falls below a dollar amount they select.

House Ag Democratic Leadership Supports Funding for Farmers

News Release: Filemon Vela, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities; Jim Costa, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture; and Collin Peterson, Chairman of House Agriculture Committee are leading efforts to secure the inclusion of language in the continuing resolution (CR) which would allow USDA to move forward with the recently announced Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2019

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 204,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA WOTUS Announcement

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking another step to fulfill President Trump’s pledge to repeal and replace the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.

Humans More Unique than Expected When It Comes to Digesting Fatty Meals

News Release: DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, September 12 2019-People have very individualized inflammatory responses to eating a high-fat meal.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 113,036 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

Chairman Roberts Pleased with EPA’s Continued Progress on WOTUS Rule Rollback

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today made the following statement after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the formal rollback the burdensome, Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The WOTUS replacement rule is expected early 2020.

USDA Reminds Producers: 2019 Enrollment Deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program Is Sept. 20

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2019 is Sept. 20, 2019.

USDA to Provide $150 Million to Help Rural Communities Affected by Natural Disasters

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce Lammers today announced that USDA is making $150 million in grants available through the Community Facilities Program to help rural communities continue their recovery from the devastating effects of hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters.

APHIS Announces Sources Sought Notice to Gather Information for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank

Release: Sept. 10, 2019, Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of a sources sought notice which will be posted for 30 days to gather information from interested vaccine manufacturers on their ability ...

USDA to Provide $150 Million to Help Rural Communities Affected by Natural Disasters

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce Lammers today announced that USDA is making $150 million in grants available through the Community Facilities Program to help rural communities continue their recovery from the devastating effects of hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters.

USDA Designates Two Tennessee Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Tennessee counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Lake and Lauderdale counties who suffered losses due to prolonged, excessive rain and flooding that occurred Jan. 1, 2019, through July 22, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates 74 Indiana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 74 Indiana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates Seven Ohio Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas