By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today announced the appointment of 140 private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 11, 2019
News Release: Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: (June 10, 2019 - Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are facing significant challenges and tough decisions ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new website today, featuring a modern, responsive design that works on phones, tablets, and desktops. The new website can be found at the same link: agriculture.house.gov.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has added Mongolia to the list of regions we consider to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). We took this action on Jan. 29, 2019 immediately after the disease was confirmed in Mongolia ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
Release: By Brandon Lipps. Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. During a recent visit to Louisiana, I had the opportunity to see several FNS programs in action. I gained greater insight on the different ways FNS is helping Americans find a path to self-sufficiency, while providing...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on the management alternatives, environmental impacts and other issues of public concern that APHIS should consider in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for predator damage management activities in Idaho.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Public Hearing. RE: “The State of U.S. Agricultural Products in International Markets". Tuesday, June 11, 2019. 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. The Honorable Ted McKinney, Under Secretary, Trade and Foreign Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. The...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: MANHATTAN, KANSAS, June 10, 2019-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their partners published a study today that should boost efforts to develop new varieties of wheat that are better equipped to resist a fungal disease that threatens global wheat production each year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2019
News Release: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, June 7, 2019-"Lessons in the Tradition of Atwater" is the title of George A. Bray's 2019 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecture, to be delivered at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting on Sunday, June 9, in Baltimore.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Idaho counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Canyon, Owyhee, Payette and Washington counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on May 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) entered into a stipulation agreement with Randy Freeman (Freeman), of Ben Franklin...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Dale County, Alabama, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused significant rainfall, wind and flooding as a result of Hurricane Michael, that occurred Oct. 10-11, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
Release: Rick Coker. Richard.S.Coker@usda.gov. Lyndsay Cole. Lyndsay.M.Cole@usda.gov. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the discovery of genetically engineered (GE) wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 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 Spiech Farms LLC (Spiech Farms), Paw Paw, Mich., for failing to meet its...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Egypt. Of the total, 55,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 55,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Kauai 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.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened the comment period on the draft environmental assessment (EA) for importing plants in approved growing media into the United States. The EA considers the potential environmental effects of having a standardized ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 6, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today commended President Trump’s signing of the disaster relief bill that will provide $19 billion in assistance to states and territories hit by flooding, hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 6, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced the names of 47 rural communities and regions that will receive technical assistance to help create and implement long-term economic development plans.
