News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s recent announcement that it will begin testing for and regulating certain levels of salmonella in breaded and stuffed raw chicken is aimed at reducing poultry-borne illness, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities. This mandatory framework will safeguard customers and our markets.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission new tools and authorities to regulate digital commodities. This mandatory framework will safeguard customers and our markets.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) said the reckless tax-and-spending deal brokered between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) “sets a particularly bad precedent for farm bill programs."

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick met today with Daniel Whitley, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agricultures Foreign Agricultural Service, to discuss their cooperation in the creation and implementation of the new FAS Diversity Fellowship Program. Recruitment for the inaugural class of fellows is currently underway.

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 228,606 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2022/2023 marketing year.

News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that would restore a pre-COVID policy requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to join the workforce in order to continue receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Release: By Americo Vega-Labiosa, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 16.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 On your next back-to-school shopping trip, make sure to include food safety items on your shopping list to keep school lunches safe.

U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced $401 million for high-speed internet access for tens of thousands in rural American to provide the critical service in those areas.