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U.S. and Mexico agricultural officials met to finalize expansion of the U.S. table stock and chipping potatoes into Mexico.
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Export Sales to China
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
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Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture Establish New Program to Support Rural Health Care Providers, Invests $43 Million
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the establishment of a program under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to expand rural hospitals and providers’ access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and supplies, while helping rural health ...
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USDA Releases Equity Action Plan
Release: WASHINGTON, April 14, 2022 Today, in support of Executive Order 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support to Underserved Communities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made its (PDF, 500 KB) publicly available. The plan outlines actions USDA will take to advance programmatic equity to improve access to programs and services for underserved stakeholders and communities.
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USDA-RBCS grant application closes on June 13
Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant grant opened on April 14.
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Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy — Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America”
House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy — Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America”
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USDA Announces $9.98 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has awarded $9.98 million to 14 collaborative, multi-state projects impacting 28 states to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops. The funding is made possible through the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP), reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill.
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USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on California Produce Business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carla Langarcia, doing business as Barajas Produce, satisfied a $7,293 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
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USDA to host Data Users’ Meeting to gather public input on statistical programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, from 1–4:30 p.m. CDT.
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Farm to School to Future!
Making varsity, attending prom, getting into college or finding a job upon graduation
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Biden Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wildfire Mitigation Investments in Colorado
To highlight the importance of the investments, USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore visited Heil Valley Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, with Interior Secretary Deb Halaand, Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse.
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APHIS amends entry requirements for importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) from Prince Edward Island, Canada to prevent introduction of potato wart pathogen Synchytrium endobioticum
Potato wart was first reported in a processing potato field in PEI in 2000.
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APHIS History Highlights: Why APHIS?
Fifty years ago, the world was changing rapidly. Consumer demand for foreign products and commodities was on the rise.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; discussed on April 12 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 29
NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 - Caribbean Area grant opened on April 13.
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Chairman David Scott Announces Participation from Beef CEOs for Upcoming Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released the following statement announcing the participation of the CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef Packing for the House Agriculture Committee’s upcoming hearing on cattle markets...
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Agriculture Department discusses Notice of Intent To Seek OMB Approval To Collect Information: Forms Pertaining to the Scientific Peer Review of ARS Research Projects; Correction on April 12
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Parsons: 'We encourage all data users to attend' the National Agriculture Statistics Service biannual meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold its biannual data users' meeting to share statistical program changes and to seek input on agriculture programs.
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Agriculture Department discusses National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection; Committee and Charter Reestablish on April 12
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on April 12 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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