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WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a ground-breaking commitment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accelerate and focus conservation efforts that will benefit ranchers and also the distinct population of greater sage-grouse population that...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2012 – In a shift that will save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United...

(Updated July 2019) Asset Valuation Spousal Employment Mutual Funds, UITs, and Similar Investments. IRAs, 401(k), 403(b), 453, Keogh, etc. Income Valuation for Funds Liabilities Outside Positions Agreements or Arrangements with Former or Future Employers Gifts and Travel Reimbursements Inclusion of...

You can file a complaint or tip if you suspect a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act or any other Federal law governing fair and competitive marketing and contract growing of livestock and poultry. Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs We are in the process of updating the online form on this...

Chairman Oberman, Vice Chairman Shultz, and Members Fuchs, Primus, and Hedlund—the Department of Agriculture appreciates your holding this hearing. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a perspective on the challenges the agricultural sector faces with respect to rail transportation. I’m Dr...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2014 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture today finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation's low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young...

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2019 – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statements after President Donald J. Trump successfully negotiated an agreement on the Renewable Fuel...

Moderator: Rodney Bain April 22, 2015 11:00 am EDT Coordinator: Good day and welcome to today's live broadcast from the USDA Radio Studios in Washington D.C. featuring USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. John Clifford, as well as Dr. Alicia Fry of the Centers for Disease Control, and Dr. David...