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Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program grant opened on May 27.
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Agriculture Department discusses Decision To Authorize the Importation of Fresh Avocado Fruit From Continental Ecuador Into the Continental United States on May 26
The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Reaches a Consent Decision Against Gregg Ebner Jr. for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Gregg Ebner Jr. (Ebner) of Wichita Falls, Texas, on May 23, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
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Fighting invasive emerald ash borers with woodpeckers and citizen scientists
Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees.
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What releases are upcoming from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on May 27
There is one release scheduled to be published on May 27.
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USDA Targets Transparency and Competition in Suite of Actions to Promote Fair and Competitive Markets for Livestock and Poultry
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced three initiatives that are the first in a suite of major actions under the Biden Administration to create fairer marketplaces for poultry, livestock and hog producers. First, today USDA announced a proposed rule that will require poultry...
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Farm Service Agency set to publish a new notice on May 27
There is one release scheduled to be published on May 27.
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USDA Offers Funding Flexibility to Help States, WIC Families Amid Infant Formula Shortages
News Release: Department will temporarily cover the full cost of alternate formulas
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Statement from Secretary Vilsack on Ongoing Violence in America
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 – “Another massacre in America. A statement that is all too common and one we all wish to never speak again. Last week it was a church in California and a grocery store in Buffalo. Yesterday, it was an elementary school in Texas. It’s enough. We cannot and should not be willing to live with this carnage.
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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in New Jersey
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Opportunities and Challenges Facing Farmers, Families, and Rural Communities
Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Opportunities and Challenges Facing Farmers, Families, and Rural Communities”.
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Vilsack: USDA continues to add 'state directors to be the face of USDA programs in rural and farm communities
A new executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in Hawaii and state director in California were recently announced.
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USDA-RHS grant application closes on July 11
Rural Housing Preservation Grant grant opened on May 26.
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USDA Announces Signup for the Commodity Container Assistance Program
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Commodity Container Assistance Program (CCAP) which currently includes a partnership with the Port of Oakland in California and the Northwest Seaport Alliance...
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Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on President Biden's Actions to Address Infant Formula Shortage
“We know that this situation is causing stress and anxiety for many families across the country and President Biden has said that this administration will do everything in its power to ensure babies and families have access to the formula that they need.
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Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Business Meeting
House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's business meeting
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U.S. Initiates Second USMCA Dispute on Canadian Dairy TRQ Policies
News Release: WASHINGTON United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States is, for the second time, requesting dispute settlement consultations with Canada under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to address dairy restrictions by Canada that are contrary to its USMCA commitments.
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Agriculture Department discusses Ravalli Resource Advisory Committee on May 24
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Invests $770 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and People in 36 States and Puerto Rico
News Release: 122 Projects Will Help People in Socially Vulnerable Communities
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USDA Offers Funding Flexibility to Help States, WIC Families Amid Infant Formula Shortages
Release: WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 In its continued efforts to get formula to families in need, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to consider seeking temporary flexibility in their infant formula contracts to allow WIC participants to purchase alternate sizes, forms, or brands of infant formula during the current shortage.
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