News Releases for May 1996

United States Department of Agriculture

0289 Second Sheep R&P Referendum to be Held this Fall
0288 M/A Public Schedule for Agriculture Secretary Glickman for Monday, June 3
0287 M/A Glickman to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the National School Lunch Program
0286 USDA Releases Annual Report on the Cost of Raising a Child
0285 P/A USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Price and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rates for Upland Cotton
0284 Backgrounder: USDA Programs to Provide Drought Relief to Producers
0283 U.S. Agricultural Exports are Forecast at a Record $60 Billion
0282 Kenneth Ackerman Named as Acting Head New Risk Management Agency
0281 M/A Glickman Celebrates National Trail Hiking Day
0280 USDA Releases Special Upland Cotton Import Quota Announcement #20
0279 USDA's May 30 Export Report to Be Released at 2:00 PM Today
0278 P/A USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Rice Prices
0277 Correction to Release No. 0276.96 - Glickman Announces Transfer of Fund to Emergency Farm Loans
0276 Glickman Transfers $56 Million to Fund Emergency Farm Loans
0275 Mexican Cattle-Buying Mission to Visit Florida in Mid-June
0274 M/A Vasquez to Visit Washington State Enterprise Community
0273 Correction to Release No. 0271.96 "USDA Buys More Than 4 Million Pounds of Ground Beef"
0272 P/A USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Price and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rates for Upland Cotton
0271 USDA Buys More Than 4 Million Pounds of Ground Beef
0270 Glickman Applauds Settlement of Alaska Timber Lawsuit
0269 USDA Releases Special Upland Cotton Import Quota Announcement #19
0268 USDA to Provide $80 Million to 31 Storm-Damaged States
0267 P/A USDA Annouces Prevailing World Market Rice Prices
0266 One-Time Signup Period for Enrollment in Production Flexibility Contracts Under New Farm Legislation Begins Today
0265 Glickman and Barshefsky Announce WTO Panel to Review EU Hormone Ban
0264 Agriculture Secretary to View Major Forest Fire Near Denver
0263 Glickman Announces $3.5 Million Water System Project in Illinois
0262 Statement by Agriculture Secretary Glickman on Status of Karnal Bunt Eradication Efforts
0261 USDA to Suspend Sheep R&P Order, New Referendum to be Scheduled
0260 USDA Begins Beef Purchases to Assist Cattle Producers
0259 P/A USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Price and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rates for Upland Cotton
0258 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to Visit Illinois
0257 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to Give Commencement Address at Santa Clara University
0256 USDA Releases Special Upland Cotton Import Quota Announcement #18
0255 Australian Market Opens to U.S. Fresh Sweet Cherries
0254 Woteki Testifies on Importance of Agricultural Research
0253 Preliminary Results of Tobacco Referendum
0252 USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Allocation to Turkey to Include Beef Fat for Fiscal Year 1996
0251 USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Allocation to Poland for Fiscal Year 1996 to Include Meat
0250 USDA Amends GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Allocation to Morocco to Include Breeder Livestock for Fiscal Year 1996
0249 USDA Extends GSM-103 Credit Guarantees for Breeder Livestock to the Central America Region for Fiscal Year 1996
0248 USDA to Boost U.S. Beef and Livestock Exports Through U.S. Export Credit Guarantee Programs
0247 P/A USDA Annouces Prevailing World Market Rice Prices
0246 Remarks by Secretary Glickman at Coceral Conference in Vienna
0245 Glickman Adopts Blue Ribbon Task Force Recommendations on Civil Rights; Takes Additional Steps on Issues
0244 USDA Issues Third Quarter Public Law 480 Country Allocations for Fiscal Year 1996
0243 Statement by Glickman After Conclusion of Talks in Vienna, Austria
0242 P/A USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Price and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rates for Upland Cotton
0241 USDA Releases Special Upland Cotton Import Quota Announcement #17
0240 M/A Woteki Will Demonstrate Environmentally Friendly Constarch Cutlery
0239 Vasquez Appointed Acting Deputy Administrator for Community Development
0238 Glickman Stresses Civil Rights Strides at USDA
0237 USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Rice Prices
0236 Glickman Announces Date of U.S. Forum For the World Food Summit
0235 Glickman Assures Environmental Protection During Emergency Haying or Grazing of CRP Acreage
0234 USDA Refunds $81.9 Million to Dairy Farmers for Reduced 1995 Marketings
0233 USDA Announces Market Access Program Allocations For FY96
0232 M/A Secretary Glickman to Travel to Austria
0231 USDA Announces Prevailing World Market Price and User Marketing Certificate Payment Rates for Upland Cotton
0230 USDA Releases Special Upland Cotton Import Quota Announcement #16
0229 Secretary Glickman Awards Denver $500,000; Joins Governor Romer in Tour of Fairview Family Resource School
0228 USDA Invites Comments on Northeast Dairy Compact Issue
0227 USDA Announces Beef Purchase in Wake of Record-Low Prices
0226 USDA Seeks Industry Input on Dairy Marketing Order Reforms
0225 M/A Agriculture Secretary Glickman to Visit Denver Thursday
0224 USDA Catches 331 Food Stamp Retailers In Fraud Sweep
0223 USDA Issues Regulatory Reform Proposals in Preparation for Modernized Meat and Poultry Inspection
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