News from June 2023


Congressional Record publishes “Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 4351” in the House section on June 23

“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 4351“ was published in the House section on page H3144 on June 23


Agriculture Department discusses Washington Apricots; Termination of Marketing Order on June 27

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Introductory Statement on S. 2135” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 22

The Congressional Record published “Introductory Statement on S. 2135” in the Senate section on June 22.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Nevada from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...


USDA-FAS offers new grant application process starting June 28

Supporting science-based decision making under the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety grant opened on June 28.


USDA-RBCS grant application closes on Sept. 30

Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant opened on June 28.


Leader McConnell, Ranking Member Boozman Discuss Agriculture Priorities in Kentucky

News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, hosted the Committee’s Ranking Member, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), today in Fayette County at the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.


USDA Partners with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production Through Investing in America Agenda

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 jobs in rural communities and providing more options to U.S. farmers.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for Homegrown Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.


USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports by July 17, Use New Online Map Features on Farmers.gov

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Intended Investment of Approximately $300 Million in 50 Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its selection of 50 projects for potential award, totaling approximately $300 million.


USDA Announces Historic Investment in Wildlife Conservation, Expands Partnership to Include Additional Programs

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing that it will expand its work on wildlife conservation by investing at least $500 million over the next five years and by leveraging all available conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)


USDA Provides Additional $502 Million For Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Stands Ready to Combat Additional Detections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $502 million under the Animal Health Protection Act to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)


SDA Releases Five-Year Strategy to Combat Spotted Lanternfly

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group has released the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF)


APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Inner Plant Soybeans and Tomato, and Ohalo Genetics Potato

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.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Concurrence with World Organization for Animal Health’s Risk Designation for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy for France

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of our preliminary concurrence with the World Organization for Animal Health’s (WOAH) bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk designation for France.



FSIS Releases Study on Salmonella in Breaded Stuffed Chicken Products

FSIS conducted a study with the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) laboratories to gather data on not-ready-to-eat (NRTE)


Celebrate Your Fourth of July Without Foodborne Illness

The Fourth of July is a time of celebration, family and of course cookouts. Cooking safely is in your hands and doing so can help keep your family healthy this Independence Day.


Public Notice Announcing Scoping Meetings for St. Mary Canal Modernization Project

The Milk River Joint Board of Control (MRJBOC), in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)