By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, raised concerns that the government shutdown has delayed the dairy safety improvements from the 2018 Farm Bill, jeopardizing dairy farmers’ ability to access ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 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 new Subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2019 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help support the deployment of high-speed broadband e-Connectivity in rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota announced the addition of new Committee staff members Wednesday.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 15 North Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Michael or Hurricane Florence may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member Mike Conaway of Texas announced the rosters for the six subcommittees of the House Agriculture Committee today in Washington.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 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 organize the Committee for the new Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help support the deployment of high-speed broadband e-Connectivity in rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., February 5, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “President Trump provided a unifying, hopeful vision for the nation tonight, highlighting Administration accomplishments ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today addressed the Farm Foundation on the opportunities and challenges in implementing the 2018 Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota announced a full Committee meeting to consider organizational business for the 116th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 612,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), is accepting nominations for new members to serve on its agricultural trade advisory committees. Nominations received by Friday, March 1, 2019, will be considered for the next round of appointments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the agriculture leaders of Canada and Mexico will speak at USDA’s 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum, held Feb. 21-22, 2019, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 1, 2019 - USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides vital nutrition support to nearly 7 million women and children in the United States. As part of our commitment to “Do right and feed everyone," USDA hosted a round table meeting today with state WIC directors, program administrators and participants from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia to discuss program access and client services.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation, today, announced interest rates for February 2019, which are effective February 1 - Feb. 28, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for February is 2.625 percent, the same as 2.625 percent in January.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio in a letter Friday urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend the comment period on USDA’s proposal to further restrict the eligibility of able-bodied adults without dependents to receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
