News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

Release: FSIS has selected five Food Safety Fellows through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program. The fellows are students currently working towards their Ph.D. and have an interest in improving food safety and public health. During their fellowship, in collaboration with FSIS scientists, they will apply their scientific and technical knowledge to inform FSIS decision making and improve the safety of the food supply.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval of Section 32 purchase of up to $42 million of catfish products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs, including charitable institutions.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Pork and cattle producers have joined a lawsuit against a final rule announced Jan. 18 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army establishing a durable definition of “waters of the United States” that is designed to reduce harm to communities and waters.

The USDA recently announced the 30 students who will attend the 2023 Agricultural Outlook Forum as the winners of the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture program.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023 - “Today Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced that she is leaving the Department of Agriculture in the weeks ahead to spend more time with her family. Her service, presence and leadership will be sorely missed. She has been an incredible partner over the last two years, and she has been instrumental in helping the department seize opportunity and address a host of challenges. We are all deeply grateful for her service.

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023 - "It is with mixed emotions that today I am announcing that I will step away from my role as Deputy Secretary in the coming weeks so I can spend more time with my family.

Rural Innovation Stronger Economies (RISE) grant opened on Jan. 27.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available up to $7.5 million for grants through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 27, 2023.