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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is launching his annual Ag Tour next week, kicking off the week-long highlight of Arkansas agriculture operations on Monday in Fayetteville.
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service set to publish a new notice on Aug. 31

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 31.
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Boozman, CFTC Commissioners Get Firsthand Look at Blockchain Center of Excellence

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioners Christy Goldsmith Romero and Summer Mersinger got a firsthand look at the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas today while discussing a path forward to bring more consumer protection to the crypto industry.
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USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 3

FY2024 Forest Legacy Program grant opened on Aug. 30.
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Agriculture Department discusses Request for Applications for Heirs' Property Relending Program on Aug. 30

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What releases are upcoming from the Farm Service Agency on Aug. 31

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 31.
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USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Maryland

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

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
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Chairwoman Stabenow Cheers Landmark Rural, Agriculture Investments as President Signs Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - As President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed the nearly $40 billion she secured in the legislation to tackle the climate crisis, lower costs for families, and create good paying jobs in rural America.
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ICYMI: Ranking Member Boozman Op-ed in Agri-Pulse: “Sri Lanka, a Cautionary Tale”

News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, authored an opinion piece published in Agri-Pulse that spotlights how poor agriculture policy decisions by Sri Lankan leadership played a large role in the government’s collapse.
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Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Program discussed on Aug. 30 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department discusses Crop Insurance Reporting and Other Changes (CIROC); Corrections on Aug. 30

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Joint Media Release Following APEC Food Security Ministers Meeting

News Release: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United States issued the following statement following the conclusion of the 2022 APEC Food Security Ministers Meeting hosted by Thailand.
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USDA Equity Commission discussed on Aug. 29 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department discusses Boundary Establishment for Fish Creek National Wild and Scenic River, Mt. Hood National Forest, Clackamas County, Oregon on Aug. 29

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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California state senator: ‘We must prioritize domestic garlic production,’ support ‘tariffs on garlic from China’

A California state senator who chairs the California Senate Agriculture Committee plans to encourage prioritizing domestic garlic production considering that garlic from China accounts for over half of garlic imported to the U.S.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service set to publish a new notice on Aug. 30

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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New notice from Farm Service Agency to be published on Aug. 30

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 30.
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12 notices published in week ending Sept. 3 by Agriculture Department

There were 12 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Sept. 3, according to the Federal Register.
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Export Sales to China

Export Sales to China
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