By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
Release: Additional measures taken by growers, packers, and shippers will, in combination, minimize pest risks. These measures include limiting imports to commercial consignments only, requiring production sites to be registered and approved by Colombia’s national plant protection organization, fruit fly trapping ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
Release: Dear Stakeholders: I’m pleased to announce that beginning tomorrow Dr. Michael Watson will join me and Mike Gregoire in the Administrator’s office filling behind Dr. Jere Dick as Associate Administrator. Dr. Watson will work in close coordination with Mike Gregoire, who also serves as Associate Administrator, ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today introduced five new leaders within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Departmental Administration. The key personnel named are: Donald Bice, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration; Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer; Mary Pletcher, Chief Human Capital Officer; George Cabaniss, Senior Procurement Executive; and Joseph Doyle, Customer Service Coordinator.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five producers and one importer to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms ending on Dec. 31, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board. Members newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: Matthew Kaplan, North Brook, Ill. (South Region) Jennifer L. Miller, Boston, Mass. (Northeast ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five producers and one importer to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms ending on Dec. 31, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board. Members newly appointed to serve three-year terms are.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: (Grand Rapids, MI, Feb. 1, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled Farmers.gov , the new interactive one-stop website for producers maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers.gov is now live but will have multiple features added over the coming months ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2018 – The USDA’s Agricultural Forum has extended its discounted room block rates through Tuesday, February 6, 2018. This two-day gathering is the Department’s largest annual meeting, and will take place on Feb. 22 and 23, 2018 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Luis Garcia was not a responsibly connected member of MRP Cuts LLC, McAllen, Texas.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2018 — The long-awaited game of the year is here and whether or not your team will vie for the Lombardi Trophy, one thing holds true – there will be lots of cheers, some tears and a whole lot of food. While enjoying some of the 1 billion chicken wings consumed on Super Bowl Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants to remind fans not to let foodborne illness sideline them once the game is over.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced the launch of a new electronic data platform to deliver market price information to the commodities industry. The new web-based platform, Market Analysis and Reporting Services ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced the launch of a new electronic data platform to deliver market price information to the commodities industry. The new web-based platform, Market Analysis and Reporting Services (MARS), uses state-of-the-art...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 145,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to expend significant resources in China, working to break down trade barriers, promote U.S. farm and food products, and ensure that the country will remain a strong export market well into the future.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan. and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. wrote a letter to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo to seek information about the Commission’s oversight of the emerging cryptocurrency bitcoin futures and options.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A stern opponent of Obama-era burdensome regulations, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have postponed the applicability date of the notorious Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule by two years.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Trump’s invitation of David Dahlberg, a U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighter, to attend the President’s State of the Union address. David is being honored for his courageous actions during the historic wildfire season of 2017. He will observe the President’s speech while seated with First Lady Melania Trump.
