News from March 2023


Sign-Up Period Extended for Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Practices

Sign-Up Period Extended for Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Practices


USDA Grants Available to Spur Innovation Technologies in Montana

USDA Grants Available to Spur Innovation Technologies in Montana


Ranking Member Boozman Announces Addition to Republican Staff

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced Eric Slee has joined as senior professional staff on the Republican side of the committee.



Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee Meeting discussed on March 29 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Dan Colbert for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Dan Colbert (Colbert) of Oklahoma, on March 6, 2023, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Export Sales to China

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Agriculture Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewing Burden Number 0584-0293 on March 30

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Thompson Touts Passage of Lower Energy Costs Act

News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Upon passage, Rep. Glenn “GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement...


Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson: The Lower Energy Costs Act restores American agriculture Food security is national security

Release: The Washington Times. By Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15). Before President Joe Biden took office, America was the largest energy producer in the world, and oil and gas-the raw materials for vital farm inputs from diesel fuel to fertilizer production-were abundant and affordable. During the first...


USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the tribe seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.


Export Sale to China

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


What did Agriculture Department publish on March 30?

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Emergency Food Assistance Program; Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year 2023 discussed on March 30 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Export Sales to China

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Agriculture Department discusses 2023 Rates for Grain Inspection Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act on March 29

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on March 30

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on March 29

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Urban Producers, Public Invited to Attend April Meeting of Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers, innovative producers and other stakeholders to submit comments for and virtually attend the fifth public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (Committee) on April 18, 2023.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on March 29

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.