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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Saturday celebrated National Farmers Market Week with a kick-off event at the Columbia Heights Farmers Market in Washington, D.C. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 8,144 farmers markets are now listed in USDA's...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 – May 5 to May 11, 2019, is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses of assistance we can provide should they be impacted by severe weather this hurricane...

(Washington D.C., February 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump submitted his FY 2021 budget proposal to Congress: “The United States is leading the world in economic growth and prosperity. President Trump’s pro-growth...

(Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2019) – One year ago today, on December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the Farm Bill) into law. Since that time, USDA has been working as quickly as possible to implement the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA leaders have...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 – President Biden is delivering on his promises to build a better America and rebuild the backbone of the country, the middle class. As the 2023 State of the Union approaches, it is clear that President Biden’s plan to lower costs for families and grow the economy from the...

Moderated by Andy Webber, CEO of Farm Journal Media SECRETARY VILSACK: Andy, it could have been worse. You could have told me you were a Ravens fan. [Laughter.] SECRETARY VILSACK: But after last weekend, that's nothing. It was good. It was the way it was supposed to be. God intended that game. Well...

Many Departmental forms are now available online to better serve USDA employees and customers. The majority of these forms are used for administrative purposes. Most of the forms on this list will need to be downloaded in order to function fully. If you encounter a problem when attempting to open a...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2017 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year. In the first year of the Trump Administration, USDA made breakthroughs in agricultural trade, moved to reduce burdensome...

Program At-a-Glance Thursday, February 27 8:00 - 9:15 AM OPENING PROGRAM 2025 Agricultural Economic & Foreign Trade Outlook: Chief Economist Seth Meyer USDA’s Chief Economist unveils USDA’s Outlook for the domestic agricultural economy and trade for the year. Slides 1:30 - 3:00 PM CONCURRENT...