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News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue ...

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption

Release: Washington, DC, May 23, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue...

USDA Releases Baseline Data on Antimicrobial Use by Beef and Swine Operations

Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is releasing the results of two national studies that examine antimicrobial use and stewardship on beef feedlots and on large swine operations during 2016.

House Ag Subcommittee Chair Fudge Statement on Second Market Facilitation Program at USDA

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio issued the following statement this afternoon in response to USDA’s second round of assistance to farmers impacted by the Administration’s trade war...

Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on the Administration’s Trade Aid Announcement

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 Trump Administration’s announcement of new aid to assist American farmers affected by their trade policies.

Secretary Perdue visits his 50th State

News Release: (Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today stepped foot in Utah making it his 50th state visited since becoming Secretary just over two years ago. Since then, he has traveled more than 100,000 miles, held nearly 200 townhall discussions and visited nearly 100 farms across the country listening to America’s farmers, ranchers, foresters and producers.

USDA Forest Service and State of Utah sign Shared Stewardship Agreement

News Release: (Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 2019) — Today, Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, joined Utah State Governor, Gary R. Herbert, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chief, Vicki Christiansen, and Intermountain Regional Forester, Nora Rasure, to sign an agreement between the Forest Service and the State of Utah focused on shared stewardship.

House Agriculture Committee Leadership Statement on the Passing of Dallas Tonsager

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas issued the following joint statement on the passing of Farm Credit Administration Chairman and former USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager, who died Tuesday evening at age 64.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 131,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 110,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 21,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year.

AMS Issues Complaint against Quinter Livestock Market LLC and Clint Kvasnicka

News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on May 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint against Quinter Livestock Market LLC (Quinter) of Quinter Kansas and Clint Kvasnicka (Kvasnicka) of Kansas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Statement on Support for Farmers

News Release: From a USDA Spokesperson: “Details on the new farming support program will be forthcoming shortly, but we want to be clear that the program is being designed to avoid skewing planting decisions one way or another. Farmers should continue to make their planting and production decisions with the current market signals in mind, rather than some expectation of what a farming support program might or might not look like based on inaccurate media stories.”

Witness List - Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

News Release: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Chairman Costa Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Reviewing Animal Pest and Disease Prevention and Response Capabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee on reviewing animal pest and disease prevention and response capabilities.

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida, Georgia, New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...

Chairman Roberts Hears Variety of Perspectives on Agriculture’s Role in Climate Change

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing titled, “Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector."

Ranking Member Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing on Climate Change and Agriculture