News from 2023


Export Sales to China

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Additional FY 2023 Funds Available for Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102)

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Fact Sheet: USDA Continues Partner Engagement to Mitigate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza for 2023 Season

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 14, 2023 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues efforts on many fronts to mitigate the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States. This pervasive virus is carried in wild, migratory birds and typically peaks in the spring and summer months in the United States.


Agriculture Department discusses Ashley National Forest; Utah and Wyoming; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Ashley National Forest on April 14

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


13 notices published in week ending April 1 by Agriculture Department

There were 13 notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending April 1, according to the Federal Register.


Togo: Exporter Guide

Togo’s economic growth is expected to grow after a sharp decline to annual real GDP in 2020 due to the COVID – 19 pandemic.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting April 17

Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Announcement for Program Funding - SOUTH CAROLINA grant opened on April 17.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 28

Iowa Partners for Conservation grant opened on April 18.


What did Agriculture Department publish on April 17?

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


Rule published by Agriculture Department on April 17

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


Cut Flowers Regulations; Removal of Chrysanthemum White Rust-Related Provisions discussed on April 17 by Agriculture Department

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


Agriculture Department discusses Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee on April 17

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


USDA Offers New Funding to Promote the Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas

News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $20 million to deliver broadband technical assistance resources for rural communities, and to support the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.


Agriculture Department discusses General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan on April 17

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


Eleven Point Resource Advisory Committee discussed on April 17 by Agriculture Department

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



USDA Invests $6.6 Million to Deploy Renewable Energy Infrastructure

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $6.6 million across the country to help people living in rural towns develop community-sized renewable energy projects that will help them lower their energy costs and create jobs.


Biden-Harris Administration Marks One-Year Anniversary of Rural Partners Network With Economic Development Projects in Mississippi

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today marked the one-year anniversary of the Rural Partners Network (RPN) by announcing new public-private partnerships and investments that will bring good-paying jobs and other economic opportunities to rural Mississippi communities.


USDA Offers New Funding to Promote the Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $20 million to deliver broadband technical assistance resources for rural communities, and to support the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.


USDA Announces 2023 Cotton Loan Rate Differentials

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2023 crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton which are applied to the crop loan rate to determine the per bale actual loan rate.