News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

There is one release scheduled to be published on May 23.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging families and individuals to be safe during their summer vacations and have issued a news release that prioritizes the value of proper handwashing during the practice of safe food handling.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its intention to interpret the prohibition of discrimination based on sex found in a decades-old federal law.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including one Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director and one Rural Development (RD) State Director.

There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on May 19.

There is one release scheduled to be published on May 23.

“I applaud Secretary Vilsack and USDA on announcing the Emergency Relief Program, which is an updated and streamlined version of WHIP+” said Chairman David Scott.

Quinoa (pronounced "KEEN-wah") is increasingly popular as a high-protein, slightly nutty flavored grain-like seed that can be made into flour for bread and pasta, used in soups and cereal, eaten as a snack food, and fermented into alcoholic beverages like beer.

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of processed wood products, such as softwood lumber and plywood, nearly quadrupled.

News Release: Washington - 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).

There was activity on three bills related to the Agriculture Committee on May 18.

The US Agriculture Department published a nine page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - 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 who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.