By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 13, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today announced the government of Argentina has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. pork to be imported into Argentina for the first time since 1992.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: CONTACT: press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, D.C., April 13, 2018 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today announced the government of Argentina has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. pork to be imported into Argentina for the first...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to use broadband e-Connectivity to improve access to health care and educational services in rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, appeared on PBS NewsHour to talk about agriculture trade and his meeting with President Trump.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 12, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the release of the 2018 Farm Bill: “I applaud Chairman Conaway and the House Agriculture Committee for their diligence and hard work in crafting the 2018 Farm Bill. The trend of low ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson today made the following statement after Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway released partisan legislation to reauthorize the farm bill.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 12, 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 released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee released its version of the 2018 Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: U.S. beef exports to Indonesia reached a record $53.7 million in 2017, up 37 percent from the previous year, thanks in large part to policy changes advocated by FAS that have made it easier for U.S. exporters to ship their products there. To capitalize on the potential of this rapidly growing market, FAS is partnering with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to build local awareness of the variety and quality of U.S. meats.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson yesterday introduced the Dairy Risk Management Act (H.R. 5462), legislation to provide dairy farmers with a strong safety net to address volatile market conditions outside of their control. The Dairy Risk Management Act would replace the current Margin Protection Program (MPP) with the Dairy Risk Management Program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: The Mexican government requested changes to address issues with the current branding requirements, including confusion between the Mx and MX brands used for spayed heifers and breeding cattle respectively; the small size of the brands, which can cause blotching and require rebranding; and the rejection ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 11, 2018
Release: The Final Rule can be viewed here. #
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2018
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 10, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (EO), titled “Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility,” which calls for lifting American citizens from welfare to work, from dependence to independence, and from poverty to prosperity.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 9, 2018) – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with other Trump Administration cabinet secretaries and leaders of federal agencies, committing to following the President’s One Federal Decision framework for processing environmental ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2018
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 232,500 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2018
News Release: WOOSTER, OHIO, April 9, 2018-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators have uncovered a potential weakness in the armor of fungus-farming ambrosia beetles that could lead to new possibilities for control, according to findings just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: “...[T]his administration remains committed to being a voice for America’s farmers, ranchers, producers, and foresters.” Trump has not Forgotten rural America’s Needs, Contributions By Secretary Sonny Perdue Lexington Herald-Leader [Kentucky] April 5, 2018 … While Congress continues its work on the Farm ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: ‘2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program’ to Aid Recovery in Rural Communities WASHINGTON, April 6, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make disaster payments of up to $2.36 billion, as provided by Congress, to help America’s ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
