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The USDA reaches a Consent Decision against Daniel Baranzini, Carlos Plascencia and Sonoran Cattle LLC in February, highlighting the company’s failure to pay livestock dealers on time.
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Ambassador McCain Visits USDA School Feeding Site in Kenya
Release: While in Kenya last week, Cindy McCain, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, saw how USDAs McGovern-Dole Program has helped boost food security and educational opportunities for vulnerable children and families.
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Ranking Member Boozman’s Opening Statement at Hearing Entitiled “Rural Quality of Life: Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy”
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing entitled “Rural Quality of Life: Opportunities and Challenges for the Rural Care Economy"...
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Business Meeting on CFTC Commissioner Nominees
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider the nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin N. Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline D. Pham each to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request discussed on March 21 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA Announces Additional International Trade Missions for 2022
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s commitment to expanding and diversifying global market opportunities for U.S. agriculture, the Department will sponsor four additional international trade missions in 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the Commodity Classic in New Orleans.
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USDA Report Shows a Decade of Conservation Trends
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report shows use of no-till, crop rotations, more efficient irrigation methods and advanced technologies have climbed in recent years.
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USDA Seeks Nominees for Positions on the Plant Variety Protection Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees to fill 14 positions as members on the Plant Variety Protection Board.
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USDA Issues a Complaint against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC and Jack and Sandra Berry
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an administrative complaint on March 10, 2022, against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC (Clinton) and its owners, Jack and Sandra Berry (Berry) of Clinton, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
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Parsons: USDA livestreams get 'key agricultural information to the broadest possible audience'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will livestream its agricultural data briefings beginning March 30 in order to provide as many people as possible with key information affecting the agricultural industry.
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USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting March 22
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development Program grant opened on March 22.
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USDA Urges Communities, Farmers, Ranchers to be Prepared for Severe Weather
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds those in the path of the severe weather forecast for the Southeast this week, to take steps now to keep their food safe, and for farmers and ranchers to take proactive steps to protect their livestock. The weather system is ...
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USDA Expands Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors in Montana
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Montana have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship ...
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Export Sales to Unknown Destinations
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 240,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
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Benefits of Early Calving Are Increasing Due to Late Winter Warming
News Release: On rangelands of the Western U.S., calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf growth (weight) by supplying high-quality forage when its most needed, according to a study by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
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USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against The Thomasville Stockyard LLC
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with The Thomasville Stockyard LLC (Thomasville) of Cairo, Ga., on March 3, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Thomasville waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,000.
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USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 23
Mississippi Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance &- FY2022 grant opened on March 22.
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G7 Agriculture Ministers Respond to Russian Invasion of Ukraine
On March 11, 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took part in a G7 Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers' Meeting convened in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Feeding the Future With Local Foods - It’s Elementary!
By Food Nutrition and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and Marketing and Regulatory Programs Deputy Under Secretary Mae WuAs Deputy Under Secretaries, it’s not every day that we get to don aprons and make chicken enchiladas as part of our work.
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Dietitians are the Champions We Need to Achieve Nutrition Security
USDA has always worked to ensure all Americans have adequate access to food.
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