USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Hong Kong WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is now accepting applications for its agribusiness trade mission to Hong Kong, scheduled for May 12-16, 2025. Current and potential U.S. exporters interested in participating must apply by Jan. 30, 2025. “This …
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January 15, 2025 | View as Webpage New Year's resolutions are famous for being abandoned partway through the year. Yet with some strategic tactics a really good cause (like invertebrate conservation!), you can make sure that you complete your goals. We appreciate the difference you make for biodiversity each year, …
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Export Impact with Under Secretary Taylor Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. As I write this final “Export Impact” post, I reflect on the progress …
Stakeholder Announcement Contacts: APHISpress WASHINGTON, January 13, 2025 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Puerto Rico. This is the first case of HPAI in domestic birds in Puerto Rico during …
Stakeholder Announcement Contacts: APHISpress WASHINGTON, January 13, 2025 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Puerto Rico. This is the first case of HPAI in domestic birds in Puerto Rico during …
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NEWS RELEASE USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments …
Contact: APHISpress WASHINGTON, January 10, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting its fiscal year 2024 enforcement activity summary data, which provides information about enforcement efforts in the areas of biotechnology, agricultural quarantine inspection, animal and plant health, and animal welfare and horse protection. APHIS’ Investigative …
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News Release USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation Part of Today’s Announcement is Funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 …
Read our full response and Letter to the Editor View as Webpage Photo Credit: Mack Brook Farm in Argyle, NY Dear Dennis, Happy New Year! Over the holidays we read an article that really burned our biscuits—one that clearly needed a response in defense of sustainable agriculture. Below is the letter we sent to …
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Let's continue protecting invertebrates in 2025 January 1, 2025 | View as Webpage We look forward to protecting invertebrates with you this year. Happy New Year! The Xerces Society is a donor-supported nonprofit organization that protects our world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. …
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