News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Teamsters Local 641 Pension Plan (Local 641 Plan). The plan, based in Union City, New Jersey, covers 3,610 participants in the transportation industry.Plans that applied for and received SFA under the interim final SFA rule issued in July 2021 are permitted to supplement their applications under the provisions of the final SFA rule issued in July 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Private exporters reported sales of 124,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Private exporters reported the following sales activity:
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Private exporters reported the following sales activity:
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman-Elect of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (CA) election to serve as the 55th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today, the House Republican Steering Committee selected the Republican members who will serve on the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for new Republican Members who will serve on the Committee for the 118th Congress.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today, the Republican Steering Committee approved Chairwoman Kay Granger’s slate of subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress. In addition, Granger announced that Rep. Tom Cole (OK) will serve as the vice chair of the Appropriations Committee during the 118th Congress.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from U.S. exporters for its first-ever regional agricultural trade mission to Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17 – 20, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a referendum April 3-May 1, 2023, on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and pummelos grown in Florida.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today, Rep. Kay Granger (TX), released the following statement after the Republican Conference officially named her chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to revise regulations governing the standards related to self-insurance by coal mine operators.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
As much as Americans depend upon young migrant and seasonal farmworkers to supply fruits and vegetables to their households, few may realize the difficulties these workers face on farms throughout the nation.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of four members to each serve three-year terms on the American Lamb Board.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of four members to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of four members and four alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 10 members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today launched a new training tool titled the “Poultry Picture Series” to provide a visual guide on poultry grading defect tolerances that impact product quality.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms, effective immediately, through Dec. 31, 2025.
