By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Colombia during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
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 | Jul 31, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 150,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Colombia during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 28, 2017 – The government of Japan has announced that rising imports of frozen beef in the first quarter of the Japanese fiscal year (April-June) have triggered a safeguard, resulting in an automatic increase to Japan's tariff rate under the WTO on imports of frozen beef from the United ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - The government of Japan has announced that rising imports of frozen beef in the first quarter of the Japanese fiscal year (April-June) have triggered a safeguard, resulting in an automatic increase to Japan's tariff rate under the WTO on imports of frozen beef from the United States. The...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Research showing extracts of red or purple rice bran can stimulate glucose uptake in mice fat cells, offering potential to help with diabetes management, 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 | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to consider the nominations of Rostin Behnam, Brian D. Quintenz, and Dawn DeBerry Stump to serve as Commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
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 nomination hearing to consider Rostin Behnam, Brian D. Quintenz, and Dawn DeBerry Stump to serve as Commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 198,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2016/2017 marketing year and 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced new hires and a promotion on his Committee staff.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: Taking action to encourage and inspire American youth, and build a strong foundation for the agriculture industry of tomorrow
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, today addressed more than 100 state FFA officers, urging them to advocate on behalf of agriculture and take advantage of the plentiful jobs within agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, invited Michigan dairy farmer Ken Nobis, president of the Michigan Milk Producers Association, to share the perspective of the state’s dairy producers at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. The hearing convened a total of 17 witnesses from across the country to collect feedback from agricultural experts ahead of the drafting of the 2018 Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 25, 2017 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hosted a 90-minute working breakfast meeting involving principals who are members of the Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force. The Task Force was created by President Trump’s Executive Order of April 25, 2017 , with Secretary Perdue serving as chairman.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
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 a hearing , titled, “Commodities, Credit, and Crop Insurance: Perspectives on Risk Management Tools and Trends for the 2018 Farm Bill."
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), 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 “Commodities, Credit, and Crop Insurance: Perspectives on Risk Management Tools and Trends for the 2018 Farm Bill."
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several fiscal year (FY) 2017 sugar program adjustments that are being made in order to ensure an adequate supply of raw sugar in the U.S. market. The actions taken by USDA include.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
News Release: A sensor network developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) engineers could make it easier and cheaper for peanut growers and processors to dry their peanuts.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 135,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
