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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating a major milestone – 50 years of serving the public as a Federal agency.
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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Montana
Samples from the flocks were tested at the Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
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USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 12
NRCS Vermont Program Assistance grant opened on April 12.
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USDA-NRCS grant application closes on June 1
2022 Conservation Innovation Grants State Program grant opened on April 12.
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Farm to School to Future!
Release: By FNCS Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and MRP Deputy Under Secretary Mae Wu.
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Export Sales to China
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 1,020,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China. Of the total, 680,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 340,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
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Additional FY 2022 Funds Available for Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102)
Release: 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 Corporations (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2022. In addition, banks in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Vilsack: Emergency Livestock Relief Program will help 'distribute payments within days to livestock producers'
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced ranchers with approved applications for the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program will soon receive relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs through the Farm Service Agency's new Emergency Livestock Relief Program.
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Chair Jim Costa Opening Statement at Hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs”
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chair Jim Costa delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs”
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U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities including open trade, science-based policy making, and sustainable and climate-smart agricultural production.
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USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carioto Produce, Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,510 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
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Two Scientists Named to ARS Science Hall of Fame
Two scientists have earned a place in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Science Hall of Fame for their pioneering and impactful research in human nutritional health and biobased product development.Lindsay H.
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Vilsack: Opening up cropland creates 'detrimental impact' on climate change mitigation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reportedly rejected a request by multiple agricultural groups to ease Conservation Reserve Program obligations to mitigate food shortages anticipated from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Prescribed Burns Restoring National Forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma to Health
Throughout the early wet springs months this year fires could be seen across the landscape in Arkansas and Oklahoma National Forests.
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APHIS Updates Federal Domestic Soil Quarantine Map
APHIS restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests.
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USDA Offers CLEAR30 Option for Producers to Enroll Land with Expiring Conservation Contracts
Producers may apply for CLEAR30, a voluntary, incentive-based conservation program, from April 1, 2022, through Aug. 5, 2022.
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APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal.
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Week ending April 9: Agriculture Department publishes 23 notices
There were 23 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending April 9, according to the Federal Register.
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Statement from the Office of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 9, 2022 - Yesterday, after experiencing mild symptoms, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tested positive for COVID. He is fully vaccinated and boosted. He is sharing the news of his positive COVID test out of an abundance of transparency.
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Lester Moffitt: 'Micro-Grants will help eligible states and territories increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food.'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service announced April 5 it is providing $5 million in funding to Alaska, Hawaii and other territories to support small-scale agricultural operations.
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