…Carolina Agriculture Secretary Hugh Weathers said “if getting new people into farming is seen as that vital, then it has a place in the farm bill,” in regards to helping…
Vilsack Announces Sorghum Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of four members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. Members will serve three-year terms. Producers appointed to the board are:…
Studies Continuing on Creating Possible USDA Trade Post
The USDA is still working on studies dealing with possibly creating a new Under Secretary for trade. usda-trade-post…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement: Vilsack “I welcome the announcement from China’s Ministry of Agriculture that it has lifted its ban on U.S. beef following a recently…
Food Products Database
…to make more data on food and nutrition available and usable gathered recently at the International Open Data Summit. Woteki Dr. Catherine Woteki says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was also…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
…Secretary Vilsack Announces New Local Initiatives to Address the Rural Opioid Epidemic Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new USDA initiatives to strengthen outreach and education resources at the local level…
Funding for 2016 “CalAgPlate” Grant Program
…farming community,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “The purchase of a CalAgPlate helps to fund educational opportunities statewide which include agricultural workshops, farm tours and the State FFA Leadership Conference….
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
…electronic fund transfers, as well as gives the Secretary of Agriculture the ability to approve other payment methods in the future as needed. A release from the committee said the…
House Agriculture Committee Advances Three Bills
…laws reflect technological changes in our livestock markets, and allow volunteers to help maintain Forest Service trails.” H.R. 470, introduced by Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), would give the Secretary of…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Revisions to Progress Safety Management and Explosives and Blasting Agents Dear Assistant Secretary Michaels, Occupational Safety and…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…for Chinese production of rice, wheat, and corn. United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack were joined by bipartisan members of Congress in…
USDA Seeks Nominees to the National Dairy Board
…be submitted by Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint 12 dairy producers to serve three-year terms beginning Nov. 1, 2016, and ending Oct. 31, 2019. The…
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
Conaway House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) joined U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in…
Improving SNAP Employment and Training Programs
…Assistant Secretary for the Economic Services Administration, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington Pete Weber, Founder, Fresno Bridge Academy, Fresno, California (accompanied by Kim McCoy Wade, CalFresh Branch…