By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 200,900 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the registration of dicamba for two years. The extension is for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on June 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co LLC, of Wake Forest, N.C, failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $2,242,125 to 22 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
Release: Summary:The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reestablishing the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. This federal advisory committee provides the Secretary of Agriculture with input and feedback about ways to prevent, conduct surveillance ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training (PDF, 351 KB), educational and health care services in rural areas.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that residents of three additional North Carolina counties -- Chatham, Durham, and Gilford – will be eligible for disaster food benefits through USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP). President Trump extended the disaster declaration for these three counties as part of ongoing federal efforts to support Americans impacted by Hurricane Florence in September.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Investments will help more than 4.5 million rural Americans WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 31, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that residents of three additional North Carolina counties -- Chatham, Durham, and Gilford - will be eligible for disaster food benefits through USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP). President Trump extended the disaster declaration for these three counties as part of ongoing federal efforts to support Americans impacted by Hurricane Florence in September.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Compounds derived from coconut oil are better than DEET at repelling blood-sucking insects, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) study.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Rural Resource Guide is the One-Stop-Shop Listing of Federal Programs That Can Support Grassroots Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic and Build Resiliency WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Jim Carroll and U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Washington - White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Jim Carroll and U.S. Department of Agriculture Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a listing of Federal programs that can be used to build resilient communities and address...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), and members Ted Yoho (R-FL), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) submitted a bipartisan letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in support of a petition to waive livestock haulers from certain provisions of Hours of Service...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2018 — On Nov. 2, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report. USDA will post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections to ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: PRINCETON, W.V., Oct. 27, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote the safe disposal of prescription drugs in rural communities. Hazlett made the announcement in observance of the 16th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote the safe disposal of prescription drugs in rural communities. Hazlett made the announcement in observance of the 16th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 26, 2018 — Florida farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality due to Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
