Dear Stakeholders, Each year, we have the honor of sharing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services’ (APHIS) achievements through our Impact Report. In 2022, we celebrated APHIS’ 50th anniversary. We did this while battling the twin challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the largest animal health outbreak in this country’s history – the …
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Victory! Invertebrate Advocates Score Big Wins
View as Webpage July 12, 2023 To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway, how do we achieve conservation success? Gradually, and then suddenly. It's certainly felt that way at our Xerces Society offices the past few weeks, as years of groundwork paid off with breakthrough achievements. A scientific study on pesticide residues in nursery plants …
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Eleven New Agricultural Officers Sworn into Foreign Service
Eleven New Agricultural Officers Sworn into Foreign Service Contact: <a href="mailto:press-fas WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor administered the oath of office today to 11 employees of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service who will serve American agriculture internationally as members of …
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Updates and Actions Taken from our 2022 Producer Survey
We Appreciate Your Valuable Feedback View as Webpage Photo credit: St. Brigid's Dairy in Brussels, Ontario Dear Dennis, I wanted to take a moment to update you on the feedback we received from our 2022 Producer Survey—one way that we check in with farmers in our network annually—and share the actions we have taken based on …
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Resources for Small Businesses & More on Benefits.gov
July 7, 2023 Resources for Small Businesses
USDA Efforts Lift Ban on U.S. Poultry Exports to Colombia
USDA Efforts Lift Ban on U.S. Poultry Exports to Colombia Contact: Press-FAS@usda.gov Quick action by FAS, USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has resolved an issue that temporarily stopped U.S. poultry product exports to Colombia, our 10th largest market for these products. Colombia’s Ministry …
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APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Inner Plant Soybeans and Tomato, and Ohalo Genetics Potato
Media Contact: Rick Coker (301) 851-4091 richard.s.coker WASHINGTON, June 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed soybean, tomato, and potato plants modified using genetic engineering. We reviewed the plants to determine whether they presented an increased plant pest risk compared similar cultivated soybean, tomato, and …
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda
NEWS RELEASE Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda Funds Are Being Provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act; USDA Awards First Round of Funding to 59 Infrastructure Projects WASHINGTON, June 26, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to …
Grant Opportunity, Living Roots Magazine, Certification and Technical Resources
plus the latest from AGW View as Webpage Photo credit: Jóia Food Farm in Charles City, IA Dear Dennis, Summer is officially here, and we hope it is bringing reasonable temperatures and weather conditions. This week we’re sharing a grant opportunity, a new publication you may be interested in reading along with other resources from …
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NEWS RELEASE: USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative D omestic Fertilizer Production Through Investing in America Agenda
NEWS RELEASE USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production Through Investing in America Agenda WASHINGTON, June 23, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is partnering with American businesses as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating …
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