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News Release: Expands Insurance Coverage for Double Cropping for 2023 to Support Food Production, Lower Costs for American Families

Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on July 14

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

USDA Designates Waller County, Texas, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

New notice from Rural Utilities Service to be published on July 14

There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 14.

USDA Designates Six South Carolina Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

USDA Designates Four Wyoming Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

USDA Designates Rich County, Utah, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...

USDA Accepts More than 3.1 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland Signup, the highest in history. This program allows producers and landowners to...

ARS Asian Giant Hornet Specialist Is Part of New Exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History

News Release: Agricultural Research Service research entomologist Matt Buffington is part of a new exhibit "Our Places: Connecting People and Nature" at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington DC. The exhibit explores how peoples' experiences with nature inspire them as well as offering visitors a chance to learn about how dedicated scientists and community members work to protect the environment.

FAS Administrator Whitley to Lead Philippines Trade Mission

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 13, 2022 Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley will lead a delegation of representatives from 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations to Manila, Philippines, July 18-21 for a U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored trade mission. The Philippines is the eighth-largest market for U.S. agricultural exports, averaging $3.1 billion annually during the last five years.

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New Jersey Produce Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Kay Lookash Produce satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $21,300 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction.

What releases are upcoming from the Agriculture Department on July 13

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 13.

USDA Announces South Carolina State Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with South Carolina under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Recognizing One Year of the Biden Administration Competition Council

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 - "I am proud of USDA’s work in coordination with the White House Competition Council over the last year to learn from the pandemic and start to add resiliency and more choices for both producers and consumers in the middle of the food supply chain. Far too many companies have ...

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Maryland Produce Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

Chairman David Scott, Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson Announce Online Farm Bill Feedback Form

News Release: WASHINGTON - An integral part of the oversight and review process of the 2018 Farm Bill and further preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill is getting direct input from producers, stakeholders, and consumers on how various farm bill programs are working for them.

USDA is Moving Quickly to Reduce Childhood Hunger in the Summer

Release: By Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

USDA Partners with 27 States and Territories to Issue Child Food Benefits for Summer

News Release: Program is a proven tool for reducing childhood hunger

Schedule Advisory

News Release: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 10:00 AM ET.

Chairman David Scott Announces Farm Bill Listening Session in Minnesota