News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

NRCS Vermont Conservation Planning grant opened on April 12.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Secretaries Vilsack and Haaland Receive Joint Operational Wildfire Briefing from agency experts

Watershed Assessment for the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) in Western Massachusetts grant opened on April 12.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture Committee on April 11.

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, are encouraging President Joe Biden to quickly fill vacancies that can help increase trade opportunities for American agriculture.

On April 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced increased availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2022.

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 12, 2022 — On Tuesday, April 12, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced steps the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking to implement President Biden’s plan to enable energy independence by boosting homegrown biofuels.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Alko Green Fresh LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $19,900 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than twice as likely to survive through the winter than standard honey bees, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

At the J. Herbert Stone Nursery, one of eight Forest Service nurseries, employees took on a massive task to transplant nearly three million seedlings, or plugs.

FSIS will be extending the deadline for proposals to collaborate on two risk assessments — one for Salmonella in chicken and another for Salmonella in turkey