News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

USDA Expands Revenue Protection to Oat and Rye Producers

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the U.S. government may take formal steps to enforce its legal rights under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement considering Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plans to ban import of biotech corn and other biotechnology products.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at a hearing titled “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse." A live video of the hearing is available here.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for December 2022, which are effective Dec. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.

The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 1, 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, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the hearing entitled “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse."

Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Mae Wu and Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Stacy Dean today announced cooperative agreements between USDAs Agricultural Marketing Service and Washington...

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement on the EPA’s announcement of Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...

News Release: WASHINGTON - Below is a statement from House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott regarding congressional action to avert a rail strike...

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Nov. 30, 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, and committee member Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) have introduced legislation to protect family farmers and ranchers from burdensome greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 – One year after the reinstatement of the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sharing its actions to better serve tribal governments, citizens, and organizations and honor our nation’s trust and treaty responsibility. The Biden-Harris ...