…will “continue to serve at the pleasure” of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. His nomination faced a tough road as some in the Senate, including Ranking Agriculture Committee…
USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth in 27 States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements…
Perdue Statement on House Passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of…
NAFTA Notice Would Devastate Farm Economy
…Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that says, “contracts would be canceled, sales would be lost, competitors would rush in to seize our export markets, and litigation would abound, well before withdrawal…
California President Leads 2017-18 National FFA
…Secretary Erica Baier Breanna Holbert, an agricultural education major at the California State University of Chico, was elected national president. Holbert is the first female African American elected to the…
Dairy Industry Applauds Introduction of School Milk Nutrition Act
…the federal school lunch and breakfast programs. The bill allows individual schools and school districts to determine which milkfat varieties to offer their students. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, in one…
Secretary Perdue on Confirmation of Greg Ibach Key USDA Post
Ibach Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Greg Ibach, who was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory…
USDA Offers Support to People and Communities Affected by California Wildfires
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is making resources available to help rural people and communities recover from the effects of California wildfires. “While…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…limits and they have qualifying disaster-related expenses. “D-SNAP is an important next step in helping Northern Californians recover from terrible losses,” said USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. “We will continue our…
Senate Ag Committee Sends Ibach, Northey to Full Senate
…is nominated to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, while Northey is nominated to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Committee…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
…improving our water-use efficiency and managing our groundwater basins for future droughts. Our thanks to the Department of Water Resources for joining us in this critically important program,” CDFA Secretary…
California Produce Getting Legislative Support
…grown using some of the most demanding environmental regulations and workplace safety protocols in the United States. The bill was approved by Governor Brown and filed with the Secretary of…
AFBF Backs Timely Reg Review of Food Production Tools
…came in response to a bipartisan letter from 79 members of the House to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator…
NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers”
…and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule: “This is a victory for America’s cattle and beef producers – and it’s a victory for America’s consumers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue deserves…