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News Release: WASHINGTON, March 13, 2019 -- In a continuing effort to help Americans make healthy food choices, and in honor of National Nutrition Month®, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced a new campaign to help simplify the nutrition information that surrounds us each day.

USDA Announces Launch of the Start Simple with MyPlate Campaign

Release: Washington, DC, March 13, 2019 -- In a continuing effort to help Americans make healthy food choices, and in honor of National Nutrition Month®, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced a new campaign to help simplify the nutrition information that surrounds us each day.

USDA Outlines Eligibility for 2019 Supplemental Coverage Option Regarding Elections for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced this week that producers who purchased or plan to purchase the 2019 Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) policy should report Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) election intentions to their crop insurance agent by March 15, 2019, or the acreage reporting date, whichever is later.

USDA Cites Paradise Produce LLC in Nevada for PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Paradise Produce LLC, Las Vegas, Nev., for failure to pay for produce.

Ranking Member Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider CFTC Nominee

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the nomination hearing to consider Heath Tarbert to be Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Chairman Roberts Holds CFTC Chair Nomination Hearing

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 on the nomination of Dr. Heath Tarbert to be Chairman and a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Secretary Perdue Announces Middle List For ERS and NIFA Relocation

News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 12, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the initial down-select list of 136 Expressions of Interest received from parties in 35 states vying to become the new homes of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and ...

USDA Announces American Egg Board Appointments

News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of nine members and 10 alternates to serve on the American Egg Board. Nine member appointees and nine alternates will serve two-year terms. One alternate appointee will serve the remaining one-year portion of a vacant position.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service to Host Farm Bill Listening Session

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will host a listening session Friday, March 22, to solicit input from stakeholders with an interest in FAS programs authorized under the Trade Title of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

Peterson Cautiously Optimistic on new EPA rule on E15

News Release: (March 12, 2019) - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota released the following statement in response to the EPA’s proposed rule to allow E15 waiver and to improve RIN market transparency...

Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal

News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 11, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Trump submitted his FY 2020 budget proposal (PDF, 1.9 MB) to Congress: “Our economy is booming, and unemployment is the lowest it’s been in decades. While the agriculture community ...

USDA Settles a Case with the Lynn R. Hottle, D.B.A. Hottle Livestock Resulting in a $1,250 Penalty

News Release: Washington - On Aug. 20, 2018, Lynn R. Hottle, doing business as Hottle Livestock (Hottle), Rome, Pa., waived his right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and paid a penalty of $1,250 for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Peterson Slams White House Request for 15 Percent Cut to USDA

News Release: (March 11, 2019) - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota released the following statement in response to release today of the White House’s FY2020 budget request, which calls for a 15 percent cut to USDA programs...

Study Clarifies U.S. Beef's Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2019-A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 926,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year.

USDA Reaches a Consent Decision with Warren Hudspeth d/b/a 56 Cattle Co.

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 11 2019 - The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with Warren Hudspeth doing business as 56 Cattle Co. (Hudspeth), Pilot Point, Texas, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Ranking Member Stabenow: Trump Administration Budget Undermines the Bipartisan Farm Bill