By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 20, 2019) – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (PDF, 3.1 MB) that formally outlines how the departments will transfer ownership and operational responsibility for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) from DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate to USDA.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)announced today it is offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine through the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program (FSCP) in a joint effort between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
Release: The Swine Health Protection Act regulates food waste fed to swine and helps ensure that it is properly treated to kill disease causing organisms. APHIS is proposing to amend the garbage feeding regulations and move the lists of State statuses from Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to the APHIS website.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee hearing on the potential implications of eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility for SNAP households.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement Thursday regarding an announcement by USDA’s Risk Management Agency to move the final haying and grazing date from November 1 to September 1 and to also allow chopping for silage, haylage, and baleage under RMA’s prevented planting provisions. An earlier deadline will significantly increase the quantity and quality of feed available to livestock producers.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Filemon Vela held a hearing on Crop Insurance, Risk Management, and Federal Disaster Programs, “How Farm Policy Helps Farmers in Adverse Conditions." The hearing included six witnesses...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Filemon Vela of Texas delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee hearing on how farm policy helps farmers in adverse conditions.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, June 20, 2019-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have taken the first step towards a weapon against the major honey bee parasite Nosema ceranae.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the Administration’s decision to halt their harmful proposal to shut down or transfer management of all U.S. Forest Service Civilian Conservation Job Corps Centers nationwide. Stabenow helped lead a bipartisan, bicameral group of members of Congress to urge the Administration to reverse their plan.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 – USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson has announced the departure of USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Dr. Seth Meyer, effective July 13, along with the appointment of Deputy Board Chair Dr. Mark Jekanowski as acting board chair.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: 2:00 p.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. The Honorable Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant Governor, State of Wisconsin. Mr. John Davis, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Human Services. Ms. Lisa Davis, Senior Vice President, No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength, Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2019
News Release: 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. Dr. Bradley D. Lubben, Extension Associate Professor, Policy Specialist, and Director, North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr. Leo Ettleman, Ag Producer, Sidney, Iowa...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
News Release: Previously Announced. Week of June 17, 2019. Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 10:00AM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Hearing. RE: “How Farm Policy Helps Farmers in Adverse Conditions". Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 2:00PM. 1300...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
Release: Washington- Wallingford Boys and Girls Club.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a notice updating its scrapie regulations and program standards in March. These updates included several major changes, which are needed to continue the fight to eradicate scrapie from U.S. sheep flocks and ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, June 18, 2019 - Children’s need for good nutrition does not end when school lets out for the summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding the public about its commitment to help families keep children in low-income areas fed throughout the summer, so they can return to school ready to learn and succeed in the fall.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
News Release: DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, June 18, 2019-Higher levels of a customary gut bacteria enhanced by breastfeeding in early infancy were found to be coupled with an improved response to vaccines in infants through two years of age, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 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 announced the Committee will hold a hearing titled, “The State of the Derivatives Market and Perspectives for CFTC Reauthorization."
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, June 18, 2019 - Today, USDA Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Brandon Lipps issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s settlement with South Dakota based consultant Julie Osnes and her company, Julie Osnes Consulting, LLC, regarding allegations of advising states to falsify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control data.
