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Boozman: Forecasted Ag Trade Imbalance Highlights the Need for the Administration to Reengage on Trade

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its quarterly outlook report projecting a record agriculture trade deficit...

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Cosby: USDA uses 'collaboration and strategic investment' to fight climate change

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will invest more than $48.6 million through the Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership.

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Privacy Act; Proposed New System of Records discussed on Feb. 23 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Functional Government Initiative sues FTC for price gouging investigation, says 'The Biden Administration appears to have weaponized the FTC'

Peter McGinnis, a spokesman for the Functional Government Initiative (FGI), a nonpartisan organization promoting government transparency, said FGI is suing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), seeking transparency around the FTC's investigation into alleged price gouging in the meat industry.

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Proposed rule published on Feb. 23 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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U.S. National Arboretum Offers Solution to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest

News Release: Hemlocks, Tsuga species, are evergreen trees that can be found in forested ecosystems and in landscape plantings. They are in the pine family and often assume a conical shape. Hemlocks are not poisonous and may even be used as Christmas trees during the holiday season.