By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: Summertime is quickly approaching, and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university colleagues are reporting on genomics research on a traditional summer treat, watermelon. In a long-term study, researchers explored the genetics of "Charleston Gray," a watermelon variety that was introduced to the public in 1954 by ARS.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2019
Release: Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) is announcing the July 23, 2019, pilot launch of our new online permitting system, APHIS eFile. APHIS will invite those that have been issued a BRS permit ...
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, May 8, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue met today with leaders from around the country to explore new ways to help low-income Americans access nutritious food and move to an independent and self-sufficient future.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $68 million (PDF, 125 KB) to build or improve community facilities and essential services for nearly 715,000 rural residents in 13 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
Release: On May 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced increased availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2019. Further details of the announcements may be found at.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 10:00AM.
By USDA Newswire | May 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 C & D Produce Outlet South Inc. (C & D Produce South), Palm Springs, Fla....
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2019 income over feed cost margin was $8.85 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment for dairy producers who purchase the appropriate level of coverage under the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
By USDA Newswire | May 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 C & D Produce Outlet Inc. (C & D Produce), W. Palm Beach, Fla., for failing...
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on April 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with R&W Farms LLC, Wanda Thompson and Rickey G. Thompson (R&W Farms) of Pitkin, La., for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Applications for fiscal 2019 funding are due Oct. 31, 2019.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 3, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the finalists of 136 Expressions of Interest received from parties in 35 states vying to become the new homes of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 293,922 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that dairy producers who had coverage under the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which provided payments to producers when the price of milk fell below the feed costs to produce it, are eligible to receive a repayment for part of the premiums paid into the program.
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Hearing Advisory. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. Week of May 6, 2019. [NEW]. Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 10:00AM. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Washington, D.C. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee. RE: “Reviewing the State of the Farm Economy".
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [May 2, 2019] - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared and is accepting comment on a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh mombin fruit (Spondias mombin L. and S. purpurea L.) from ...
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Entomologists have developed a variety of tools to study insects.
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [May 2, 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 sapodilla fruit (Manilkara zapota van Royen) from Mexico into the continental United ...
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
Release: Summary: The National Poultry Improvement Plan’s (NPIP) General Conference Committee will hold their annual meeting on June 13, 2019. Details about the meeting location and agenda are available here. The NPIP is a cooperative Federal-State-industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases.
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [May 2, 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 soursop fruit from Mexico into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, ...
