By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Northwest Produce LLC (Northwest).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Paradise Produce LLC.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - On June 5, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture and Robert Rawls (Rawls), Brookhaven, Mississippi, settled a complaint filed against Rawls for suspected violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Terms of the settlement are set forth in a consent decision in which Rawls...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, ARIZONA, July 2, 2018-The makeup of microbial species-the microbiome-in a honey bee queen's gut changes slowly as she ages, while a worker bee's microbiome changes much more rapidly, according to a new study published by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the fiscal year 2019 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw cane and refined sugars.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 130,632 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Senate approved reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA).
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the farm bill this evening...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 28, 2018 – A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that when it comes to handwashing before meals, consumers are failing to properly clean their hands 97 percent of the time. Rushed handwashing can lead to cross-contamination of food and other surfaces, resulting in foodborne illness.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 28, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today highlighted a new report showing the positive impacts of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on American farms. Six months after the President signed the tax cuts and reforms into law, the U.S. Department ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 28, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today reassured America’s farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers that they will not have to bear the brunt of China’s retaliatory tariffs resulting from trade disputes. President Trump has been holding China accountable for its history of unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft. Perdue made the remarks during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
Release: June 28, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is considering amending its biotechnology regulations to address advances in biotechnology and various issues previously raised by stakeholders, and is seeking comment on a to prepare an environmental impact statement.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, June 28, 2018 - For the first time in three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released new data on improper payments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This data reflects an improved reporting process that will better enable USDA and its state partners...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announce the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 passed the Senate on a strong bipartisan 86-11 vote.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2018
News Release: Department Invests $237 Million in Health Care, Municipal Centers, Schools, and Opioid Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Facilities BOX ELDER, S.D., June 27, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $237 million in 119 rural community service facilities in 29 states.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $237 million in 119 rural community service facilities in 29 states.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2018
News Release: In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s release this week of its proposed 2019 Renewable Volume Obligation levels for ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson released the following statement, calling on EPA to address the larger issue of exempting oil refiners from their obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the U.S. Senate continues its consideration of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today thanked the diverse group of leaders that have expressed support for the bipartisan Senate Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Maya Fresh LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the chamber’s consideration of the 2018 Farm Bill.
