By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017) – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Action to Provide Help for Producers Dealing with Persistent Drought in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing the use of additional Conservation Reserve Program ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research generated 244 new inventions and 109 patent applications in the 2016 fiscal year. These innovations included an anti-cancer drug derived from Omega-3 fatty acids, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Washington - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
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 witnesses for the Committee’s upcoming hearing on commodities, credit, and crop insurance.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations mark-up of the FY18 Agriculture Appropriation Bill...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today issued the following statement regarding recent announcements of nominees to fill key Senate-confirmed leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after the signing of the U.S.-China agreement to allow the U.S. to begin exporting rice to China for the first time.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
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 three nominations to be Commissioners at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s declaration of intent to nominate Ted McKinney for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Dr. Sam Clovis for Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today named three individuals to take on leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS). Brandon Lipps will serve as the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 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 19, 2017
Release: Washington, DC, July 19, 2017 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today named three individuals to take on leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS). Brandon Lipps will serve as the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today made the following statement regarding the Republican budget resolution for fiscal year 2018. The proposal includes $10 billion in cuts to Agriculture Committee programs, specifically citing cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
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, “Commodities, Credit, and Crop Insurance: Perspectives on Risk Management Tools and Trends for the 2018 Farm Bill."
By USDA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined fellow Committee member Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., in meeting with over 100 Alabama farmers to discuss Farm Bill priorities for Southern producers.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 17, 2017
News Release: A small plastic pouch, half the size of a credit card, could soon make the nation's produce safer by killing off pathogens that make people sick. The pouch, developed with help from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, releases chlorine dioxide gas, which eliminates E. coli and other pathogens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,300,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to strengthen Michigan agriculture during negotiations to improve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 13, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 13, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Stephen Censky to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Perdue issued the following statement: “Our work has only just begun in delivering results for the people of American ...
