By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2018
Release: Summary: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to recognize Japan as being free of classical swine fever and swine vesicular disease, following a risk evaluation. APHIS is making the risk evaluation available for public review and comment. View it here.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2018
Release: Thanks to USDA’s Borlaug Fellowship Program, an African researcher is in the United States acquiring knowledge that will help protect farmers’ livelihoods and improve food security on his home continent. Kwame Ogero, a research associate at the International Potato Center in Tanzania, is working with...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2018 – Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from the impacts of recent hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This temporary assistance will be distributed through the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP), beginning March 1. NAP is administered by the USDA and is operated by the Puerto Rico Department of the Family.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 20, 2018 - Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from the impacts of recent hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This temporary assistance will be distributed through the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP), beginning March 1. NAP is administered by the USDA and is operated by the Puerto Rico Department of the Family.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2018
Release: APHIS Stakeholders, You may have heard of the recent passing of Dr. Saul T. Wilson on February 1st after a brief illness. Many of you will know Dr. Wilson as a visionary leader in the control and eradication of animal diseases. He was a man who dedicated his career to public veterinary medicine, first ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – Experience farming and ag research first hand with two Pre-Forum Field Trips prior to the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum. Early arrivals may take part in two tour options on Wednesday, Feb. 21; the Forum takes place on Feb. 22-23 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Crystal City, Virginia.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Focused work will help agency reduce a maintenance backlog and make trails safer for users WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the selection of 15 priority areas to help address the more than $300 million trail maintenance backlog on national forests and grasslands.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
Release: On the new page, we will post copies of FOIA-processed records that have been requested and released three or more times. We will also post items we believe are likely to be requested multiple times. Finally, on this page, APHIS may in its discretion also post records that it believes are of interest ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) titled, “State of the CFTC: Examining Pending Rules, Cryptocurrency Regulation, and Cross-Border Agreements."
By USDA Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today released the following opening statement - as prepared for delivery - at the hearing entitled “State of the CFTC: Examining Pending Rules, Cryptocurrency Regulation, and Cross-Border Agreements."
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to jointly promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the dairy industry. The pact extends and builds upon a MOU originally signed in 2009.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today made two announcements about its Animal Welfare Assessment Program (AWAP), which offers an independent assessment for industry animal welfare standards and programs. AWAP is a voluntary service for industry...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson today made the following statement on President Trump’s 2019 Budget Request.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today hosted Nick Babcock, President of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Michigan, to share his story as a farmer veteran and discuss the importance of incentives in the Farm Bill with Senators and leaders of the veteran community. Babcock was one of seven veteran leaders from across the country that participated in the discussion hosted by Senators.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 123,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
