By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ITHACA, NEW YORK, May 13, 2019-Almost everyone agrees that store-bought tomatoes don't have much flavor. Now, scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI ) may have spotlighted the solution in a paper just published in Nature Genetics.
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing in 40 projects in 20 states to improve rural water infrastructure (PDF, 151 KB).
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2019
News Release: Contact: Press@oc.usda.gov. Niigata, Japan, May 12, 2019 - Western Hemisphere agriculture leaders met today on the margins of the G-20 Agricultural Ministerial in Niigata, Japan, affirming their intent to work together to champion global food security and agricultural trade on the basis of sound science...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2019
News Release: Contact: Press@oc.usda.gov. Niigata, Japan, May 11, 2019 - The Ministers of Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States highlighted that food demand is rising while agricultural production faces significant constraints, such as limited access to arable land and fresh water. In this...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s latest tariff increases...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
Release: By Food and Nutrition Service. Ensuring access to nutritious food is critically important when emergencies and disasters happen. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is prepared to work with states and with other federal agencies to support both immediate response, and longer-term recovery efforts.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., May 9, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh pepper fruit from Colombia into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, ...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [May 9, 2019] - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available for review and comment a proposal to adjust import requirements in the USDA Plants for Planting Manual for imports of carnation cuttings from Kenya. Currently, ...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 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 business meeting to consider three nominations within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
Release: USDA Issues Notice of Decision to Revise Conditions of Importation for Fresh Peppers from the Republic of Korea into the Continental United States Washington, D.C. - May 9, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public of its decision to ...
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 – May 5 to May 11, 2019, is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses of assistance we can provide should they be impacted by severe weather this hurricane season. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Filemon Vela of Texas delivered the following opening statement during Thursday’s subcommittee hearing on the state of the farm economy. These remarks are Chairman Vela’s as prepared for delivery.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
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 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint against Hatch Auction Inc., doing business as Cow House and Raymond L. Hatch (Hatch Auction) of Fruitland, N.M., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, May 9, 2019 - As part of Hurricane Preparedness Week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced improvements to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). In its continued commitment to serve Americans in times of need while enhancing public trust...
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today released ePACA, an electronic one-stop shop to facilitate the marketing of produce and improve Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) services. This new system includes PACA Search, an online function providing access to PACA license status and complaint information.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2019
Release: Washington -FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-024-19, issued at 9:00am, which announced export sales of 369,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 309,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 60,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year was issued in error. The correct announcement is as follows.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 8, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $68 million to build or improve community facilities and essential services for nearly 715,000 rural residents in 13 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
