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News Release: That a new study has revealed for the first time how diet and bacteria may interact to prolong chronic diarrhea in rhesus macaques suffering from gastrointestinal diseases of unknown causes similar to the way humans do is part of the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs.

Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge Pushes Naomi Earp to Address Discrimination Issues at USDA

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio sent a letter Thursday to Naomi Earp, current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on issues related to socially disadvantaged farmers.

Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing on Building Opportunity in Rural America through Affordable, Reliable and High-Speed Broadband

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following remarks at Thursday’s hearing on building opportunity in rural America through affordable, reliable and high-speed broadband.

USDA Designates Maui County, Hawaii, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Maui County, Hawaii, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Peters, Roberts, Cornyn & Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect America’s Domestic Food Supply and Agricultural Industries

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the shortage of agricultural inspectors who protect our ...

USDA Approves New Phase of Temporary Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance to Support Disaster Recovery

News Release: Para una versión en español de esta nota de prensa (for a Spanish version of this release): www.fns.usda.gov/pressrelease/usda-010419-es WASHINGTON, July 10, 2019 – Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance funded by Congress ...

USDA Approves New Phase of Temporary Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance to Support Disaster Recovery

Release: Washington, DC, July 10, 2019 - Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance funded by Congress and provided through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This temporary assistance will be distributed through Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) beginning as early as August. NAP is administered by USDA and is operated by the Commonwealth’s Department of the Family.

USDA Extends Deadline to Report Spring-Seeded Crops for Twelve States

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for agricultural producers in states impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to producers in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin for reporting spring-seeded crops to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices and crop insurance agents.

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Research Hearing

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 announced the Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Agricultural Research and 2018 Farm Bill Implementation."

Three USDA Scientists Win Presidential Early Career Awards

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. July 10-Three USDA scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Witness List: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit

News Release: 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. Mr. David Hengel, Executive Director, Greater Bemidji, Inc., Bemidji, Minnesota. Ms. Neela Mollgaard, Executive Director, Red Wing Ignite, Red Wing, Minnesota. Dr. David Hess, Dean, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Professor...

APHIS Invites Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Program

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has drafted an environmental assessment for a program to support the conservation of the southwestern willow flycatcher. This endangered bird nests and feeds in dense forests of willow and non-native saltcedar (tamarisk) trees along rivers in the southwestern United States.

Hearing Advisory: Agriculture Committee Schedule

News Release: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. Previously Announced. Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 10:00AM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Hearing. RE: “Building Opportunity in Rural America through Affordable, Reliable and High-Speed Broadband"...

USDA Invites Public Comment on Environmental Assessment for Oral Rabies Vaccination Program in Nine States

Release: Washington, D.C., July 9, 2019 - The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing an environmental assessment (EA) relative to an oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program in nine States. The USDA’s ORV program is designed to control rabies in ...

Eradication Program Announces Plans for Fighting Asian Longhorned Beetle and Reminds Public of Quarantines

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the latest plans to combat the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). APHIS and its partners are making steady progress towards eliminating this destructive tree pest from the United States. “We ...

APHIS Issues Record of Decision for the Cooperative Fruit Fly Program