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Public press releases: U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes 19 in September

There were 19 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in September.


House Committee on Agriculture publishes 16 press releases or notices in September

There were 16 press releases or notices published by the House Committee on Agriculture in September.



Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on Oct. 11 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Export Sales to China and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


USDA Extends Flexibility thats Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families

Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work together to provide more options for WIC families in need of formula. Under this flexibility which is now...


Inert Ingredients in Pesticides for Organic Production discussed on Oct. 11 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million to Improve Health Care for Rural People in 43 States and Guam

News Release: LEBANON, N.H., Oct. 12, 2022 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $110 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns (PDF, 423 KB) across the Nation. These grants will help 208 rural health care organizations expand critical services for nearly 5 million people in 43 states and Guam.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Oct. 12

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Information Collection for National Science Laboratories discussed on Oct. 12 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New notice from Agriculture Department to be published on Oct. 14

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 14.


President Biden Designates Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument

News Release: Leadville, CO, Oct. 12, 2022 — Today, President Biden established the 53,804-acre Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, preserving a unique era of military history, as well as a visually and culturally rich landscape with broad recreation opportunities.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million to Improve Health Care for Rural People in 43 States and Guam

News Release: LEBANON, N.H., Oct. 12, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $110 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across the Nation. These grants will help 208 rural health care organizations expand critical services for nearly 5 million people in 43 states and Guam.


Oregon’s Allium/Onion Leafminer Program Recognized by APHIS Under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program

Release: APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) gives Federal recognition to the State of Oregon’s Allium leafminer program under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program. This is the first State-managed phytosanitary program to be recognized in Oregon.If Onion leafminer (Phytomyza ...


News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 - Brazilian peppertree thrips (Pseudophilothrips ichini) showed promise as biological control agents for invasive Brazilian peppertree populations in Florida according to a recent study published in the Florida Entomologist.


APHIS Provides Over $9 Million in Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing $9.4 million to 27 States and 6 Tribes or Tribal organizations to further develop and implement Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management and response activities in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk). The funding will also allow Tribes to submit samples for testing at no cost.


USDA-APHIS offers new grant application process starting Oct. 12

Tribal Nations: National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) 2022 Cooperative Agreements grant opened on Oct. 12.