By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Border Produce Services LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
Release: Washington, D.C., April 5, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its regulations to allow the importation of fresh lemons (Citrus limon) from Chile under a systems approach. The systems approach is a combination of prescribed measures ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 5, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following video highlighting day two of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue's third "Back to Our Roots" RV tour where he was joined by Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Get Fresh Produce Distributors Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today keynoted the Protecting America's Agricultural Markets: An Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference. The conference was jointly hosted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 4, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 4, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the SBA to promote stronger businesses ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: A new stable fly trap, now on the market, catches more flies than the standard trap, according to a recent Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2018
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving funding priority in two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Bipartisan Budget Act Makes Substantial Program Changes Washington, D.C., April 3, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) submitted a that reviews the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Program and includes feedback from a broad range of stakeholders. The program gets its authority through the LMR Act of 1999, which must be reauthorized by Congress every five years, and the most recent reauthorization was in 2015.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement allowing dairy farmers to sign up for much-needed support through the new-and-improved Margin ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, April 2, 2018 - It’s spring, which means many invasive Hungry Pests are emerging and will soon begin feeding on trees, plants and crops. These destructive species - which include the emerald ash borer, gypsy moth and citrus greening disease - cost the nation $40 billion each year in damages ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: Producer Referendum Set WASHINGTON, March 30, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published in the Federal Register a final decision to establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) for California. The proposed FMMO would incorporate the entire state of California. The final decision ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new interactive feature on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural opioid misuse webpage. Now, webpage visitors can tell USDA what prevention, treatment and recovery actions have been effective in addressing...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 – As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced an enhanced focus on program integrity today, that will include renewed attention on transparency, payment accuracy, fraud and waste prevention, and improved quality control.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
Release: Commercial shipments of fresh cherimoya fruit from Chile are currently imported into all U.S. ports after a soapy water and wax treatment to prevent the false red mite from entering the country. At the request of Chilean officials, APHIS scientists evaluated whether fresh cherimoya fruit could be safely ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2018 - As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced an enhanced focus on program integrity today, that will include renewed attention on transparency, payment accuracy, fraud and waste prevention, and improved quality control.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
Release: The systems approach is a series of measures taken by growers, packers, and shippers that, in combination, minimize pest risks prior to importation into the continental United States. In this case, the systems approach requires multiple safeguards including irradiation treatment, packinghouse processing ...
