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News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
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USDA Cites G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for PACA Violations
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on G & K Citrus LLC, (G&K Citrus) Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service Awards Approximately $1 Million Training Grant to Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
USDA Food and Nutrition Service Awards Approximately $1 Million Training Grant to Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
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USDA Cites G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for PACA Violations
USDA Cites G & K Citrus LLC in Florida for PACA Violations
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USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic, Transitioning Producers
Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP) and Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)
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Chairwoman Stabenow Calls on USDA to Address Effects of Baby Formula Shortage for WIC Families
Today, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, called on Secretary Vilsack and USDA to address the effects of the baby formula shortage for families and babies
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Vilsack: Nomination supports USDA goal 'to link U.S. agriculture to the world'
President Joe Biden's pick to be Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture is "the right person to lead," according to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.
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Export Sales to Egypt
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 130,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Egypt during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
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Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on May 24
There are two releases scheduled to be published on May 24.
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USDA Invests $770 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and People in 36 States and Puerto Rico
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $770 million to help create new and better market opportunities (PDF, 366 KB) for rural businesses and people in 36 states and Puerto Rico.
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USDA Commits to Big Game Conservation Partnership with the State of Wyoming: Initial Investments Forthcoming
USDA Commits to Big Game Conservation Partnership with the State of Wyoming: Initial Investments Forthcoming
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President Biden Enacts Bipartisan Law to Address Baby Formula Shortage
President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Access to Baby Formula Act into law today, helping to ensure moms and babies who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) have the formula they need amid the ongoing shortage.
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Bonnie: USDA works to conserve 'America’s most iconic wildlife and wildlife migration corridors'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a partnership that will support the conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming.
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Agriculture Committee Advances Two Republican-Led Climate Bills
The House Agriculture Committee concluded a markup today to consider a slate of bills, including H.R. 2606, the Sponsoring USDA Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions, or SUSTAINS Act, and H.R. 2518, the Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment, or PRECISE Act.
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Sage from Kenya
The Government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Fresh Sage ( Salvia officinalis) for consumption into the United States.
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USDA Announces Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Alabama
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Alabama under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).
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Week ending May 21: 18 notices published by Agriculture Department
There were 18 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending May 21, according to the Federal Register.
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“NOMINATIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 17
“NOMINATIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S2551 on May 17
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Vilsack: 'USDA is taking aggressive action to support WIC participants' with infant formula shortage
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the U.S Department of Agriculture will be working with the Department of Defense to expand its efforts to work with Health and Human Services to get baby formula back on store shelves.
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USDA Commits to Big Game Conservation Partnership with the State of Wyoming: Initial Investments Forthcoming
News Release: CODY, Wyo., May 20, 2022 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Robert Bonnie announced a new partnership that uses diverse Farm Bill investments to support voluntary conservation of private working lands and migratory big game populations in Wyoming. Bonnie made the announcement at...
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