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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2018 — To provide relief from the impacts of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service ( FNS) will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP) in 23 Georgia counties to buy hot foods with their...

WASHINGTON, October 24, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (PDF, 340 KB). The update culminates a yearlong review by the Federal Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinating...

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 10 members to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. “These members of the NAREEE Advisory Board help ensure that our work at...

(Washington, D.C., October 22, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has received 136 expressions of interest from parties in 35 states interested in becoming the new homes of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the...

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2018 – When Hardy, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trained detector dog, sniffed out a roasted pig head in traveler baggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport early this month, it underscored the efforts USDA and its partners are undertaking to keep...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm. This pest has cost U.S. producers tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses. Thanks to rigorous...

(WASHINGTON, October 18, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the signing of a joint agency formal agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative. The...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 – To help residents, farmers and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid people in their recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2018 — Farmers and ranchers in seven additional Georgia counties are now available for assistance to address damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. Members and alternates newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: David Fausset, Camarillo, Calif. Bob Schaar, Fallbrook, Calif. Charley Wolk...