By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: Projects will restore healthy forests on private and public lands in 24 states WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly $32 million this year to mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems in 24 states and Puerto ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds those interested in attending this year’s Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF) that early bird registration ends Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The two-day meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, February 22–23, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 10, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 260,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 65,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year and 195,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a critical step forward in making egg products safer for Americans to eat. FSIS is proposing to amend the egg products inspection regulations by requiring official plants that ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2018—Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the National Honey Board.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 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., sent a letter of support to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo for his commitment to honor mutually recognized equivalency agreements regarding cross-border clearinghouses.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the National Honey Board.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: (Nashville, TN, January 8, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will ceremonially present today the findings of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to President Donald J. Trump at the 2018 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. On April ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After multiple meetings with President Donald J. Trump on issues of importance to rural America, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined the President onstage at the American Farm Bureau’s 99th annual convention in Nashville, Tenn.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
Release: By Jason Hafemeister, Trade Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C., January 4, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee Appointees. State committees are selected by the Secretary, serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, and are responsible for carrying out FSA’s farm programs within delegated authorities.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Alv Farms LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 2, 2018
Release: Dear Stakeholders: I recently announced the retirements of three APHIS leaders who filled crucial roles within our Agency-Jere Dick, our Associate Administrator since 2013; Bill Clay, who led Wildlife Services (WS) for 17 years; and Beverly Simmons, our Deputy Administrator for APHIS’ International Services ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve three-year terms on the National Mango Board.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of six members to serve three-year terms on the National Mango Board.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 27, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 110,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 26, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 134,148 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 individuals, including 12 dairy producers and one importer, to serve three-year terms on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Their terms begin immediately and end on Oct. 31, 2020.
