By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2017
News Release: On May 18, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress of the Administration’s intention to begin negotiations with Canada and Mexico regarding modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As it develops U.S. negotiating objectives and procedures...
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C., May 24-Research hydrologist Dr. Michael H. Cosh with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, was honored today with an Arthur S. Flemming Award for using satellites to improve soil moisture measurements. The enhanced accuracy...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2017) – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the proposed FY 2018 budget: “President Trump promised he would realign government spending, attempt to eliminate duplication or redundancy, and see that all government agencies are efficiently delivering services to the taxpayers of America. And that’s exactly what we are going to do at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: Washington - Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc., operating out of Monterey, Calif., posted a $275,000 surety bond.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
Release: What’s a typical day in the life of a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) staff member working overseas? With 35 years under my belt serving USDA across the globe, this is a story I’m excited to share - especially as we celebrate World Trade Month! FAS serves as the eyes, ears and voice for U.S...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson today made the following statement on the Trump Administration’s FY 2018 Budget Request which would cut $231 billion from mandatory farm bill spending over ten years.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the release of the Trump administration’s FY 2018 budget proposal, Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. The proposal guts funding from Farm Bill programs by $231 billion, on top of slashing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by 21 percent.
By USDA Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: With spring here, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) scientists in Alabama have some timely advice for gardeners and homeowners who buy shrubs or trees.
By USDA Newswire | May 22, 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 to gather perspectives on the farm economy.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 18, 2017) – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): "While NAFTA has been an overall ...
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Fund to Help Capitalize Small Rural Businesses WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 – Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA has certified the Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV LP as an investment pool for small and startup rural businesses.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA has certified the Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV LP as an investment pool for small and startup rural businesses.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Do Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, wrote Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to request information about the recent dismissal of nine members of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a major scientific review board within the agency.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2017
Release: American agriculture benefits from world trade, a fact USDA celebrates daily, but especially during World Trade Month.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. I’m very pleased to welcome Secretary Perdue to the Agriculture Committee. It took a while to get you here but it’s nice to see you’ve hit the ground running now that you’re at USDA. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we’re ready to work with you.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 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, “Examining the Farm Economy: Perspectives on Rural America."
By USDA Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 17, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following video wrapping up Sonny Perdue’s first three weeks as Secretary.
