By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 West Virginia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Mason, Nicholas, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Webster, Wirt and Wood counties who suffered losses caused by the combined effects of excessive...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Representatives from 49 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Ken Isley on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) first-ever trade mission to Taipei, Taiwan, April 22-25.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 105,000 metric tons of soybean meal for delivery to Colombia. Of the total, 60,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year and 45,000 metric tons is for delivery for during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice inconsistently ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Participants May Buy Groceries Online in New York (Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019) – For the first time, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online, during a two-year test (pilot) launched today in New York State. In making ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the February 2019 income over feed cost margin was $8.22 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the second payment for dairy producers who purchase the appropriate level of coverage under the new but yet-to-be established Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
Release: April 18, 2019-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is posting its enforcement activity summary data in a new format designed to provide stakeholders with a broader view of the Agency’s efforts to promote compliance with regulations to protect American ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, April 18, 2019 - For the first time, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online, during a two-year test (pilot) launched today in New York State. In making the announcement, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: (April 18, 2019) - On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of a pilot program to test online transactions using benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The two-year pilot, authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, will begin in New York, before...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Contact: Press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019 - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, April 18, 2019-Cold temperatures inside honey bee colonies may cause colony losses during and after long-distance hauling, according to a preliminary study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 17, 2019) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Tunisia and the United States have finalized U.S. export certificates to allow imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products into Tunisia. This announcement follows meetings between U.S. and Tunisian officials on the safety and wholesomeness of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
Release: April 17, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating domestic regulations for Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum), the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death. From 2004 to 2013, APHIS issued a series of Federal Orders to deregulate nurseries ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: Contact: Press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, D.C., April 17, 2019 - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Tunisia and the United States have finalized U.S. export certificates to allow imports of U.S. beef, poultry...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, led a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to utilize a department-wide National Water Quality Initiative to prioritize conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill to address water quality.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: Washington - On March 26, 2019, Mahan Packing Co Inc. waived its right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and paid a penalty of $600 for an alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of $1 million in cooperative agreement funding to support animal disease traceability (ADT) and electronic identification for cattle. The money will fund between two to five ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., April 16, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared and is accepting comments on a pest risk analysis (PRA) regarding the importation of fragrant pears from an additional production area in China. APHIS proposes to expand ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 15, 2019 – Starting with the May 10 issue, the following changes will be made to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE): * Price range forecasts will be eliminated in favor of single price points for all crops and livestock.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 15, 2019 - To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent flooding, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid Iowans in their recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices are providing a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to residents, agricultural producers, and impacted communities at large.
