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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 statements on trade-related announcements by the Trump Administration.


AMS Issues Complaint against Nicholas Meat LLC, and Deborah Nicholas for Alleged Violations of the P&S Act

News Release: Washington - On July 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint to Nicholas Meat LLC., and Deborah Nicholas (Nicholas), Loganton, Pennsylvania, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: Washington - On July 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint against Bruce D. Camenzind, dba Clarence E. Camenzind Funnel Trust; BK Farms; Dixon Ranch (Camenzind), Blair, Nebraska, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Senate and House Ag Committee Leaders: Farm Bill Conference Public Meeting Sept. 5

News Release: Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Ranking Members Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today announced a public meeting of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee.


Release: Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces today the deregulation of Nuseed Americas’ canola variety genetically engineered (GE) to contain in its seed increased levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is an omega-3 ...


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 146,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


News Release: Washington - On July 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) Fair Trade Practice Program (FTPP) issued a complaint against John Cathey (Cathey), Pomona, Missouri, alleging violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited The Produce Connection Inc., operating out of Miami, Fla., for failure to pay for produce.


News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on April 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that Goodness Greeness Inc., Chicago, Ill., failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $259,993 to 12 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Ranking Members Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., today announced a public meeting of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee.


News Release: BOSTON, Aug. 21, 2018-"Pathogens and Pesticides-Research Topics in Food and Environmental Safety" was the title of James N. Seiber's 2018 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture, delivered today at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall National Meeting in Boston.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 250,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2018) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) announced today a new strategy for managing catastrophic wildfires and the impacts of invasive species, drought, and insect and disease epidemics.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico and Iraq

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 114,572 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 55,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year and 59,572 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year.


USDA Adds New Tools, Resources to Farmers.gov to Aid Producers

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2018 – Agricultural producers have new resources available to them to prepare for and recover from impacts of natural disasters on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new website, farmers.gov. The site has updated tools and information to help agricultural producers identify the right programs and make decisions for their operations.


USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 23 States

News Release: New Partnerships Support More Prosperous Futures for More than 73,000 People POLAND, La., Aug. 14, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett visited the state today to announce that USDA is investing more than $124 million (PDF, 155.4 KB) to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure in 23 states. Five projects in Louisiana are receiving funding.


APHIS Finalizes Conditions for Paying Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity

Release: Aug. 14, 2018, Washington D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is issuing a final rule outlining the conditions under which USDA will pay indemnity to farms affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). It includes updates to USDA’s February ...


USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 23 States

News Release: POLAND, La., Aug. 14, 2018 - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett visited the state today to announce that USDA is investing more than $124 million (PDF, 155.4 KB) to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure in 23 states. Five projects in Louisiana are receiving funding.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Oscar A. Lopez was not a responsibly connected member of Coram Deo Farms Inc., Tubac, Ariz.