By USDA Newswire | Mar 2, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Penny Tsigaris, doing business as Manavi Produce (Tsigaris dba Manavi).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman and good morning everyone.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 1, 2017
News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on Dec. 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited American Fruit and Produce Corporation (American Fruit), of Opa Locka, Fla., for failure to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $2,842,249 to 38 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Projects are being financed in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 – Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is making loans to electric cooperatives that will help continue to deliver safe, reliable and affordable electricity to rural residents, business and institutions in nine states.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Fudge for holding today’s hearing to review conservation policy in the next farm bill. We will be hearing testimony from a great panel of witnesses today; welcome to the Committee.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Organic Avenue LLC.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, operating out of New York, posted $1 million in surety bonds with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations to fill seven seats on the Softwood Lumber Board coming open in January 2018. The 19-member board will hold elections to fill the seats of directors whose terms expire on Dec. 31, 2017. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 13, 2017.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Lone Star Fruit & Vegetable Inc., operating out of Houston, Texas, posted a $60,000 surety bond.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order providing relief from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Waters of the U.S.’ (WOTUS) rule.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2017
News Release: Washington - Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is making loans to electric cooperatives that will help continue to deliver safe, reliable and affordable electricity to rural residents, business and institutions in nine states.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2017 – Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is awarding $19.3 million in loans to provide broadband in rural portions of Illinois and Oklahoma.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Washington - Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is awarding $19.3 million in loans to provide broadband in rural portions of Illinois and Oklahoma.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: A team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators are pursuing a fungal killer that's attacking Hawaii's native 'ÅŒhi'a trees. Fortunately, their efforts are already turning up important new leads and tools to counter the fungus, known scientifically as Ceratocystis fimbriata.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an increase in the fiscal year 2017 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). The increase, of 40,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV), is needed to accommodate the growing domestic demand for organic sugar and other specialty sugars. The sugar will be permitted entry into the United States beginning March 1, 2017.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: MANHATTAN, KAN. - 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 field hearing at Kansas State University entitled: Hearing from the Heartland: Perspectives on the 2018 Farm Bill from Kansas.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2017
News Release: MANHATTAN, Kan.,- Continuing his commitment to put the concerns of farmers and ranchers first, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry today held the first hearing on the 2018 Farm Bill in Manhattan, Kan., at Kansas State University. The hearing is titled, “Hearing from the Heartland: Perspectives on the 2018 Farm Bill from Kansas."
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017 – Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young today announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $103 million in fiscal year 2017 for disaster recovery efforts to help state, local and tribal units of government protect lives and property in disaster-affected areas following natural disasters.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture cancellations of optional origin sales of 136,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong to gather information about a severe staffing shortage in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), exacerbated by the Trump Administration's federal hiring freeze.
