News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

USDA Increases Funding for Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems

Discovering Dispatch: Behind the first call

APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report

USDA Announces August 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

Release: Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley led a USDA trade mission to the Philippines, July 18-21. He was joined by representatives from 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations and 10 state departments of agriculture, working together to strengthen trade relationships and further expand export opportunities.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 4.

News Release: CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2022-"Increased Organic Production of Berry Crops-an Example of Impactful Research, Extension, and Teaching at a Land Grant Institution" is the title of Bernadine C. Strik's 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, presented today at 3 pm at the American Society of Horticultural Science's annual meeting in Chicago.

Release: By Emily C. Kelley, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 4.

News Release: Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America

Release: Private exporters sales of 135,000 metric tons of soybean cake and meal for delivery to Poland during the 2022/2023 marketing year.

There was activity on four bills related to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on Aug. 2.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging urban farmers to attend a webinar sponsored by the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.

There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on Aug. 2.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from U.S. exporters for a trade mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oct. 31-Nov. 4. The mission will offer U.S. agribusinesses the opportunity to unlock new opportunities in East and Central Africa, where strong economic growth is driving demand for imported food and farm products.