USDA Newswire News


USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.



Export Sales to Mexico and Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


USDA-FS grant application closes on Nov. 17

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 West grant opened on Aug. 21.


Week ending Aug. 5: 12 notices published by Agriculture Department

There were 12 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Aug. 5, according to the Federal Register.


Export Sales to Mexico

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Constituent Update - August 18, 2023

Release: On Aug. 16, 2023, FSIS posted the on the FSIS website. In May of 2021, FSIS commissioned the study through the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratories, to assess the levels of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) in certain federally inspected ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products...


Deputy Secretary Torres Small Visits Texas to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Support for Producers and Communities

News Release: Dallas, Texas, Aug. 18, 2023 - U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas, where she toured organizations critical to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to transforming our food system through a strengthened local and regional ...


Agriculture Department discusses Condemnation of Poultry Carcasses Affected With Any Form of Avian Leukosis Complex; Recission on Aug. 17

The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 18

Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program grant opened on Aug. 18.



USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 18

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 Southern and IITF grant opened on Aug. 18.


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

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 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 the establishment of a dispute settlement panel with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in regard to Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies.


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection discussed on Aug. 17 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-FS grant application closes on Dec. 15

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 Tribes grant opened on Aug. 18.


USDA-FS grant application closes on Nov. 30

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2024 Northeast and Midwest grant opened on Aug. 18.


FACT SHEET: Marking One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 16, 2023 - One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes the largest investment in climate action in history. As a core pillar of Bidenomics and the President’s Investing in America agenda, the law is lowering energy costs, bringing opportunity to communities across America and tackling the climate crisis through investments in agriculture, forest restoration, and rural communities.


Agriculture Department discusses Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2023 Amendments) on Aug. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Invests in Advancing Tribal Sovereignty through Eight New Self-Determination Projects for Tribal Food Program

Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2023 U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service recently signed contracts with eight tribes for new Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Projects. Empowering tribal nations to select and purchase foods themselves helps better align FDPIR food packages with tribal dietary preferences, supports indigenous agricultural producers and honors tribal sovereignty.


Agriculture Department discusses Plant Records To Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing on Aug. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.