News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Genaro Serrato-Calles (“Serrato"), aka “Alejandro," aka “Meno," 49, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced Tuesday to 148 months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced two high-ranking members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were indicted today for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, narcotics distribution, and firearms offenses.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 17, 2021
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement today on the bipartisan package of bills the House of Representatives.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) was joined by every committee Republican in a letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, highlighting the necessity of streamlining the National Environmental Policy Act in a timely manner.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
We are initiating an audit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO) program.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $5.2 billion to build and improve critical rural infrastructure in 46 states and Puerto Rico.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced publication of a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend the Apple Crop Provisions.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $15 million to conservation partners across the country for 19 new projects under the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Starting in January, approximately 15,000 agricultural producers across the nation and the various segments of U.S. agriculture will receive an invitation to assist in the online 2022 Census of Agriculture Content Test.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Private exporters reported sales of 20,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to India during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Through the American Rescue Plan Act, USDA is unlocking approximately $1 billion in loan guarantees to back private investment in meat and poultry processing that will create more market opportunities, promote competition, and strengthen america’s food supply chain infrastructure.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have stretched and strained individuals and families across the country, highlighting the importance of a strong and resilient emergency food system, which includes organizations such as food banks, soup kitchens, food pantries, and more.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program to assist hog producers who sold hogs through a negotiated sale during the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
Identifying contaminants in imported foods and refusing contaminated shipments help minimize the risk of foodborne illness from foreign products and are essential to keep U.S. consumers safe.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared an evaluation of potential entry and exposure pathways of virulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh) in the United States.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) developed a unique approach to using satellite imagery to predict cattle weight gain on rangelands.
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Ayar Produce NY Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Press release submission | Dec 17, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Probation and Parole in the United States, 2020.
