By USDA Newswire | Oct 19, 2018
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By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the signing of a joint agency formal agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative. The agreement ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 – To help residents, farmers and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid people in their recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state and ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.2 million in virtual access to job training, educational and health care opportunities for more than 125,000 rural Alaskans.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
News Release: Washington - On October 5, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Bruce D. Camenzind doing business as Clarence E. Camenzind Funnel Trust; BK Farms and Dixon Ranch (Camenzind ) Blair, Nebraska, settled a complaint filed against Camenzind for suspected violations of the Packers and...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2018
Release: October 18 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has suspended entry of imports of fresh and frozen pork and pork products from Poland while it completes a review of that country’s export protocols. Due to cases of African Swine Fever (ASF), Poland ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2018 — Farmers and ranchers in seven additional Georgia counties are now available for assistance to address damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the Hass Avocado Board.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump formally notified Congress of intent to begin trade negotiations.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 16, 2018 — Georgia farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of 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).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the National Mango Board.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 – Households impacted by Hurricane Michael in 12 Florida counties could be eligible for mass replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. This is one of several steps USDA is taking to ensure Floridians in need have the means to purchase food.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Rural Economic Development Initiative Provides Opportunities for Rural Communities to Plan for the Future SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized four cooperative agreements to help rural communities create and implement economic development plans.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2018 - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized four cooperative agreements to help rural communities create and implement economic development plans.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces today the deregulation of Texas A&M’s cotton variety genetically engineered to have ultra-low levels of gossypol in its seed.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Unified Ltd., doing business as Pan American Banana (Pan American Banana), Los Angeles, Calif., for failure to pay for produce.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 16, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 16, 2018 - Households impacted by Hurricane Michael in 12 Florida counties could be eligible for mass replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced. This is one of several steps USDA is taking to ensure Floridians in need have the means to purchase food.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 16 members to serve on the United Soybean Board.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2018 - In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida to buy hot foods with their benefits through Oct. 31, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Trump proclaimed Oct. 14-20, 2018, as National School Lunch Week.
