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Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on June 6

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stabenow, Wyden, Brown, Tester, Call on President Biden to Swiftly Implement SNAP Exemptions for Vulnerable Populations

News Release: Stabenow, Wyden, Brown, Tester, Call on President Biden to Swiftly Implement SNAP Exemptions for Vulnerable Populations


USDA Researching New England's Ability to be Self-Reliant in Food Production

News Release: Rarely do we ever know how much food is actually grown, produced, and then circulated from within a sub-national region. But researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently participated in a cross-institutional study involving 16 researchers to determine what it would take for New England states to increase its regional self-reliance to 30 percent by 2030.


Thompson and McHenry release Digital Asset Market Structure Proposal

News Release: Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released a discussion draft providing a statutory framework for a digital assets intended to provide clarity, fill regulatory gaps, and foster innovation.


USDA Under Secretary Kicks Off Agribusiness Trade Mission to Japan

News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on June 5

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BRIDGEcereal: Self-Teaching Web App Improves Speed, Accuracy of Classifying DNA Variations Among Cereal Varieties

News Release: PULLMAN, WA, June 5, 2023-Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University scientists have developed an innovative web app called BRIDGEcereal that can quickly and accurately analyze the vast amount of genomic data now available for cereal crops and organize the material into intuitive charts that identify patterns locating genes of interest.


79 press releases published in May by U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

There were 79 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service in May.


“COMBATING SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 31

The House section of the Congressional Record published “COMBATING SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES” on May 31.


Agriculture Department publishes 48 notices in April

There were 48 notices published by the Agriculture Department in April, according to the Federal Register.


Week ending May 20: Agriculture Department publishes 15 notices

There were 15 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending May 20, according to the Federal Register.


Constituent Update - June 2, 2023

Release: FSIS has updated its voluntary guideline for federally regulated swine slaughter and pork processing establishments to control Salmonella in market hogs from pre-harvest through slaughter. FSIS updated the document in response to comments on the previous guideline. Updates include the addition of current...


Statement by Secretary Vilsack Regarding USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations Request on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 2, 2023 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These consultations are in regard to Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies.




Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records discussed on June 2 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Boozman Statement on U.S. Request for Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Biotech Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement in support of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over its biotech policy.


Agriculture Department discusses Implementation of Telecommunications Provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018; Correction on June 2

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stabenow Statement on Bipartisan Agreement to Protect Economy and Avoid Catastrophic Default

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senator Debbie Stabenow released the following statement on Senate passage of the bipartisan bill to avoid default...


Senators Stabenow, Boozman, Fetterman, Braun Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Horticulture Title of the Farm Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research will hold a hearing titled “Horticulture Title: How the Farm Bill Works for Specialty Crop Producers." U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) will chair this hearing.