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17 Feb 2010, 8:59 am
The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is projecting that net farm income for 2010 will increase by 11.8 percent from 2009. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a statement to clarify that it never wanted to see the popular regional cultural event canceled. [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 10:48 am
The request comes a month after the Senate failed to approve [press release; CNN report] over a billion dollars for a settlement between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] and the black farmers. [read post]
14 Sep 2022, 5:56 pm by lcampbell@lawbc.com
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking input from stakeholders about how to update its organic regulations on inert ingredients in pesticides used in organic production. 87 Fed. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 11:43 am by editor@howarddc.com
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service published its interim rule, “Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program” (Interim Rule). [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 7:31 am by Todd Janzen
USDA lacks a common warehouse for the data it already collects, and lacks an infrastructure plan for further data collection across all agencies of the Department. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 10:34 am
There appears to be plenty of room for growth in the organics market as the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reporting that, while generating $3.16 billion in sales in 2008, less than 1% of American farms are organic.Organic farms in the US “have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than US farms overall,” according to the NASS’s 2008… [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 2:59 am
On August 19, 2012, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered its inspection staff at Central Valley Meat (CVM) to go home. [read post]
22 Aug 2021, 8:36 am by News Desk
Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families, and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Henri that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 8:56 am
Undergraduate students and graduate students obtaining degrees in agriculture business may want to consider applying for the summer internship with the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency in Dallas, Texas.While the position is for a summer intern, the position is paid. [read post]
The bill, titled the Child Labor Exploitation Act, will prohibit the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) from contracting with companies who are either found guilty of committing labor law violations or contracting with vendors who commit labor law violations. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 9:37 am
With a fresh new report out from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and an upcoming hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee over the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, the issue of child nutrition seems to be getting a lot of attention lately.As the USA Today online reports, the recent report completed by the USDA for Congress shows that American schools have improved their efforts at identifying students eligible for free or… [read post]
9 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jay Butchko
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the “Agricultural sector is . . . the most dangerous in America with 573 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 9:04 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will implement a policy to oversee human food produced using animal cell technology that is derived from livestock and poultry cells. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
The number 2 food safety story of the year concerned USDA's regulatory bottleneck:Abe Lincoln saw the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created with his signature in 1862 as "the people's department" with no need for its executive officer to be in the President's cabinet.The new department would operate like the Agricultural Division of the Patent Office that preceded it, without a role in politics… [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:36 pm
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will support crop insurance education and outreach in 47 states to ensure that small and underserved producers get the information they need to effectively manage their risk and remain productive. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 9:04 am by lbergeson@lawbc.com
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Procurement and Property Management published a final rule that will amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement (Guidelines) to add 30 sections designating the product categories within which biobased products would be afforded procurement preference by federal agencies and their contractors. [read post]
27 Oct 2021, 9:00 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced a $12 million investment to Hispanic-serving Institutions of higher education. [read post]
20 Nov 2023, 9:03 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture is urging consumers to prioritize food safety during Thanksgiving preparations. [read post]