By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: (Jan. 30, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address: “President Trump’s unifying address to the nation recounted this Administration’s impressive achievements in its first year, which have ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2018) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. The formal ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
Release: The systems approach established by APHIS scientists is designed to protect against the introduction of plant pests and diseases. The systems approach requires the registration and monitoring of greenhouses and specific sanitation and pest control practices in Taiwan. In addition, each shipment must ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Spain during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five members to serve on the American Lamb Board. The members appointed to serve three-year terms are: * Sally J. Scholle, Producer, Littlestown, Pa.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors. The appointed producers and marketing expert who will serve three-year terms are: * Jeremy Geske, Producer, New Prague, Minn.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 115,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Egypt during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 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 Committee will hold a hearing titled, “State of the CFTC: Examining Pending Rules, Cryptocurrency Regulation, and Cross-Border Agreements."
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 29, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today announced $1.1 million in grants to four Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) state agencies in Arizona, Arkansas, South Dakota and Texas. These competitively awarded grants will help WIC state agencies develop, implement, and evaluate innovative ways to improve benefit delivery and customer service to WIC participants.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2018 - The United States Department of Agriculture announced the selection of 30 university students who will attend USDA’s 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), as winners of the USDA Student Diversity Program. These undergraduate and graduate students will receive a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., capped off by their attendance at the AOF, the USDA’s largest annual meeting, held Feb. 22-23 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: The invention of a new small plastic pouch that releases chlorine dioxide gas to eliminate E. coli and other pathogens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables is among the new nutrition and health findings in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 125,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Funding Supports Schools, Libraries, Municipal Centers, First Responder Vehicles and Equipment, Other Community Needs WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA invested in nearly 400 projects to provide essential services for more than 7 million people in rural areas across the country in Fiscal Year 2017.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA invested in nearly 400 projects to provide essential services for more than 7 million people in rural areas across the country in Fiscal Year 2017.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: (Mifflintown, PA, Jan. 24, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Jan. 24, 2018 - USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today announced its first ever mobile application, putting critical information at the fingertips of food service professionals and making it easier for them to serve wholesome, nutritious, and tasty meals through FNS’s child nutrition programs.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
Release: Washington - FAS Program Announcement FAS-ESR-008-18, issued at 9:00am on Jan. 24, which announced export sales of 125,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations in the 2017/2018 marketing year was issued in error. The correct announcement is as follows.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: An amino acid produced naturally in humans, swine and other species shows promise as an alternative to antibiotics and growth promoters for piglets.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited J&R Fresh Produce LLC, operating out of Tampa, Fla., for failure to pay for produce.
