By USDA Newswire | Apr 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today announced the Committee will hold its second Farm Bill field hearing of the 115th Congress in Frankenmuth, Mich. on Saturday, May 6 to begin work on ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 12, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against K & A Produce.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 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 welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of a 180-day extension effective date for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) interim final rule.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) scientists have developed a starch-based coating that improves biodegradability and water resistance in products like paper and plastic films.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 101,600 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations to fill two seats on the Popcorn Research and Promotion Board that will come open Dec. 31, 2017. Members are appointed to serve a three-year term.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 7, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the Mushroom Council to fill three seats for representatives whose terms expire Dec. 31, 2017. Selected members will fill an open position in Region 1, Region 2 or Region 4. Each member is appointed to serve a three-year term.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging regulatory relief from rigid school meal standards, specifically sodium limits and whole grain and dairy requirements.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today with Congressman Roger Marshall, R-Kan., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on behalf of Kansas ranchers affected by the recent wildfires, expressing thanks for previous departmental actions taken and requesting additional programmatic and resource flexibility when responding to a disaster.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for positions on the 2018 American Lamb Board.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined a bipartisan group of 39 Senators led by Senator Steve Daines, R-Mont., in sending a letter urging President Trump to raise the critical issue of U.S. beef access to Chinese markets when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 4, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting in response to a directive from President Donald J. Trump, today authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands located in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas – the three states which were most heavily impacted ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Kodiak Fresh Produce LLC.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on Jan. 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that Felda Vegetable Farms Inc. (Felda Vegetable), of Felda, Fla. failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $232,347 to 6 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) action to approve grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to aid ranchers devastated by ongoing wildfires started March 6, 2017, in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is increasing the delivery of safe food handling and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. As detailed ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
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By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a report, Community Supported Agriculture: New Models for Changing Markets, highlighting six case studies of farmers using the community supported agriculture (CSA) direct-to-consumer business model and how that model has changed since the 1980s.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Paper and Packaging Board. The 12-member board will hold elections to fill four seats for members whose terms will expire Dec. 31, 2017. Each member will serve a three-year term. To be eligible, nominees must manufacture or import 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging annually.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2017
News Release: Washington - During a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to Cairo, Egypt, April 2-6, leaders from 23 U.S. agribusinesses and agricultural trade organizations will explore opportunities to increase their food and agricultural exports to the Middle East and North Africa.
