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U.S. Beef Gains New Market Access in Morocco
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow imports of U.S. beef and beef products into…
Secretary Perdue announces new OneUSDA Internship Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the “OneUSDA Internship” opportunity for Summer 2019. As part of the Federal Pathways Program, the OneUSDA Internship will provide students a way to…
Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Matthew J. “Matt” Lohr to serve as Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)….
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
American Farm Bureau Federation USMCA Agreement Important Relief for Agriculture The following statement can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “The signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Signing of USMCA
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the signing of the new trade pact, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replacing the outdated North American Free Trade…
Secretary Perdue Talks Climate Change During a visit To California
While visiting Paradise, California Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue saw first hand the damage caused by the Camp Fire. Perdue and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke stopped to talk…
USDA Announces Funding for CA Water Infrastructure
…Infrastructure Read the full release from usda. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $449 million to help build…
Tariff Relief Payments Near $840 Million
…other foreign markets. The package which was worth $12 billion, has paid out $837.8 million to farmers, mostly to those by direct payments through the MFP. Ag. Secretary Sonny Perdue…
Cell-Cultured Meat Products to Be Regulated by Both USDA and FDA
…and information sharing between the agencies to allow each to carry out our respective roles,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a statement. “This regulatory framework will leverage…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Greg Ibach joined dairy farmers in Tulare County, Calif., on November 7 to celebrate implementation of the new California Federal Milk Marketing Order…
Secretary Perdue on Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on H-2A Visa Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which could help farmers advertise job openings to domestic workers as required under the…
Input Sought for Voluntary Organic Checkoff Program
…working toward a voluntary organic checkoff program through the industry itself back in September. Earlier in the year U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA would not…