By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ audit program for specialty crops crops is now acknowledged as equivalent to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Technical Equivalence Requirements.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 210,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 80,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year and 130,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), intended to improve customer service, strengthen offices and programs, and save taxpayer dollars. The Economic Research Service (ERS), currently ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 9, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 135,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to the Philippines during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson welcomes the announcement of the Dairy Revenue Program, a new risk management product for our nation’s dairy producers approved through the Federal Crop Insurance Act process by USDA-RMA earlier today...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., August 7, 2018) – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow commercial imports of U.S. poultry meat and products into Morocco for the first time.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2018
News Release: CONTACT: USDA Press Office, press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, DC, August 7, 2018 - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow commercial imports of U.S. poultry meat and products into Morocco...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Projects Will Provide Improved Electric Reliability WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects to improve rural electric service in 14 states.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant, developing a reliable method that will make it easier to breed a variety of crops with vastly improved traits.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects (PDF, 121 KB) to improve rural electric service in 14 states.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: The most definitive nutrient profiles for many foods made possible by new methods designed by ARS scientists are among the new nutrition and health findings in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2018
News Release: A correlation between obesity and genetics has been found to be modified by diet, according to a scientific paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutritio n. A research group led by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) scientist found that a specific gene-APOA2-can result in a higher body mass index (BMI).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Aug. 1, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today proclaimed Aug. 1-7 as National WIC Breastfeeding Week. Each year, National WIC Breastfeeding Week is held in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week during the first week of August to promote and support breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for a baby’s first year of life.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: Projects Will Provide High-Speed Communications Technology to Support Economic and Educational Opportunities WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $97 million in 12 projects to provide or improve rural broadband service in 11 states.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today proclaimed Aug. 1-7 as National WIC Breastfeeding Week. Each year, National WIC Breastfeeding Week is held in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week during the first week of August to promote and support breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for a baby’s first year of life.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $97 million in 12 projects (PDF, 104 KB) to provide or improve rural broadband service in 11 states.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
Release: Washington D.C., Aug. 1, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reminding citizens that August is Tree Check Month. This is the best time of year to check your trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) - a destructive invasive pest ...
