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News Release: Perdue Announces Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors (Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Directors, all serving as appointees of President Donald J. ...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Iraq, Mexico, South Korea, and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.

USDA Files Action Against Olympic Wholesale Produce Inc. in Illinois for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Olympic Wholesale Produce Inc.

USDA Files Action Against Huxtable’s Kitchen Inc. in California for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Huxtable’s Kitchen Inc.

USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure

News Release: Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth in 27 States WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2017 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements to help create jobs and support economic development in 27 states.

Pioneering Export Markets with the Cochran Fellowship Program

Release: It's been a busy fall for the FAS Cochran Fellowship Program. In September and October 2017, more than 200 Cochran Fellows from 32 countries traveled to the United States to enhance their knowledge and technical skills. The fellows, many of them agricultural professionals and government officials, worked...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,356,360 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total 845,820 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year and 510,540 metric tons is for delivery during the 2018/2019 marketing year.

Roberts, Stabenow Announce Hearing on USDA Nominees Smith, Vaden

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 to consider the nominations of Glen Smith and Stephen Vaden.

Statement from Ranking Member Stabenow on the Withdraw of Sam Clovis's Nomination

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement on Sam Clovis...

Perdue Statement on House Passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2017) - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of national forests. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bruce ...

USDA Continues Restrictions of a PACA Violator in Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Peterson Floor Speech on Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017

News Release: “I thank the gentleman. I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Ranking Member Stabenow Asks Clovis about his Involvement in the Russia Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, wrote Sam Clovis, Trump Administration nominee for Agriculture Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, to ask additional questions regarding his actions as co-Chairman of the Trump Campaign.

USDA Increases Food Purchasing Power for Hurricane-Hit Virgin Islanders through D-SNAP

Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 31, 2017 - U.S. Virgin Islands households recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria may be eligible for food purchasing assistance through the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced.

USDA Increases Food Purchasing Power for Hurricane-Hit Virgin Islanders through D-SNAP

News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2017 – U.S. Virgin Islands households recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria may be eligible for food purchasing assistance through the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Iraq

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Iraq during the 2017/2018 marketing year.

Chairman Roberts Calls on Members of U.S. Chamber to Help Set Record Straight: NAFTA Benefits Agriculture