By USDA Newswire | Jan 16, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 15, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member Mike Conaway of Texas introduced a resolution today honoring the 100th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 13, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, La. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today addressed thousands of farmers and ranchers from across the country at the American Farm Bureau’s 100th annual convention in New Orleans, La.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Farmers Best of NYC Inc., operating out of Brooklyn, N.Y., for failure to pay for produce.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
Release: Additional backgroundVirulent Newcastle disease is a contagious and fatal viral disease affecting the respiratory, nervous and digestive systems of birds and poultry. The disease is so virulent that many birds and poultry die without showing any clinical signs. A death rate of almost 100 percent can ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to raise concerns and request information regarding the impact of the government shutdown on farmers, families, and rural communities. It has been 19 days since funding has lapsed for the USDA - the second-longest shutdown on record.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has once again been tapped to lead the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, during the 116th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress to pass an appropriations bill that safely secures our borders. The plan provides full benefits for participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the month of February.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed virulent Newcastle disease in a second commercial poultry flock in California. The latest case is in a commercial layer flock in Riverside County. This finding is part of an ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, January 8, 2019 - At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress to pass an appropriations bill that safely secures our borders. The plan provides full benefits for participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the month of February.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 4, 2019) – Due to a lapse in federal funding, work on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Office of the Chief Economist – World Agricultural Outlook Board (OCE-WAOB) reports have been suspended since Dec. 22, 2018 and remain suspended. Given the lead time ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement regarding U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Pat Roberts’ decision to not seek reelection...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2019
News Release: Following a vote by his Democratic colleagues Friday, Congressman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District was elected Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. This is the second time Peterson has served as the committee’s chairman, first serving from 2007 to 2011. Peterson, who had previously served since 2011 as the committee’s Ranking Member, issued the following statement upon his election...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 28, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs should the government shutdown remain unresolved beyond Dec. 31, 2018. Many services will carry on, while others will discontinue on Jan. 1, 2019 because available funds have been expended.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Casey Cox, Camilla, Ga., to fill a vacant seat as an alternate on the National Peanut Board. The three-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 35 members to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Producers and importers newly appointed to serve 3-year terms are.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2018
News Release: Washington -U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2018
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Popcorn Board.
