By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today observed the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 135,000 metric tons of soybean meal for delivery to the Philippines during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 165,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson hosted Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during a bipartisan listening session with members of the House Agriculture Committee and other members of Congress this morning at the annual Minnesota Farmfest. Peterson issued the following statement after the listening session...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands issued the following joint statement in response to a report from the USDA’s Office...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing two environmental assessments prior to the field testing of vaccines to prevent and control white-nose syndrome in bats. These vaccines will be tested by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 2, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after an agreement was signed between the United States and the European Union regarding beef trade: “Getting more U.S. beef into the E.U. market is yet another example of President Trump expanding ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2019
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after an agreement was signed between the United States and the European Union regarding beef trade.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced an agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU) to allow more U.S. beef imports.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the Department of Labor and Guatemala on the signing of an agreement to improve H-2A visa program operations. Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “Our farmers and ranchers are the most productive ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service proposed changes to how the agency manages greater sage grouse in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah after hearing concerns from states and land users. The changes strive to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current sage grouse plans.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2019 - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites stakeholders to submit project proposals for fiscal year (FY) 2020 to implement the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) program of the Plant Protection Act, ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for August 2019, which are effective August 1-Aug. 31, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for August is 2.000 percent, down from 2.125 percent in July.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2019- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG®, an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the eastern United States to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies into America’s ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 104,500 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 500 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 104,000 metric tons for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to three separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 21 Wisconsin counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to winterkill, rain, freezing rain, cold and snow that occurred between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the hearing titled Perspectives on Reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In preparation for reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to gather stakeholder perspectives.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson gave the following statement regarding the retirement announcement of House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Michael Conaway...
