By USDA Newswire | May 16, 2017
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 2016/2017 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: A comfy pair of shoes is key to an enjoyable walking tour. Now, a new "app" for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA ) U.S. National Arboretum will make doubly sure visitors to the vast facility can easily find the gardens and plants they want to see. Adorned by more than 3,000 species of landscape plants, the National Arboretum encompasses 446 bucolic acres nestled within Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | May 16, 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 sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, requesting continued engagement with the Canadian government regarding Canada’s implementation of dairy pricing changes as part of a new Canadian National Ingredients Strategy.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2017) - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses that were affected by the recent severe storms and flooding that USDA has several programs that provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas are ready to help.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 12, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hailed the agreement between the United States and China on several key trade issues, most notably the return of American beef to the Chinese market after a hiatus that began in 2004.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2017
News Release: Contact: USDA Press Office, press@oc.usda.gov. Washington, D.C., May 12, 2017 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hailed the agreement between the United States and China on several key trade issues, most notably the return of American beef to the Chinese market after a hiatus that began...
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 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 on the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Treasury’s progress on a 100-day action plan for allowing American beef and biotechnology products access into the Chinese market.
By USDA Newswire | May 12, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited ABL Farms Inc., operating out of Atlanta, Ga., for failure to pay for produce.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Reorganization of USDA Elevates Rural Development as Department Priority (Cincinnati, OH – May 11, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the creation of an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a recognition ...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Washington - Fairway Georgetowne LLC, operating out of Brooklyn, N.Y., has posted a $25,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 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 hearing entitled, “Pesticide Registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: Providing Stakeholders with Certainty through the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act."
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 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 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced action on the establishment of a trade undersecretary and other restructuring within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry reacted to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement of plans to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create an Undersecretary for Trade and reorganize other key agencies within the Department...
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 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 to review issues related to pesticide registrations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as well as the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 10, 2017 – Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is providing zero-interest loans to two rural energy providers to help business and residential customers lower energy use and costs.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: Good news on the food-safety front: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new test that's faster, more sensitive and less expensive than current tests in detecting a major foodborne toxin.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2017
News Release: (Washington, DC, May 9, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today affirmed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s renewed dedication to religious liberty and freedom of speech. In a policy statement released to all USDA employees, Secretary Perdue said, “Today, I want to reestablish this ...
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 2017
News Release: Washington - Washington potato producers will vote from June 9-23, 2017, on whether to continue the federal marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington. Producers who have produced potatoes in Washington from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, are eligible to vote.
By USDA Newswire | May 9, 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 released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service announced it will delay a controversial regulation to revise organic livestock and poultry production standards.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 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 review pesticide registrations.
