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USDA BioPreferred Certification
We at United-Tech, Inc. have some exciting news. We now have USDA BioPreferred Certification. After many months of work we have obtained this prestigious ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on USDA Provisions in the Continuing Resolution
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provisions in the continuing resolution. “Farmers have been hurting due to multiple disasters – and those hit the hardest need support from USDA. Whether it’s using ...
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Advisory Committee On Biotechnology And 21st Century Agriculture To Meet
On November 19, 2015, the USDA published Notice of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21) Meeting in the Federal Register. The meeting will review the purpose, history, operational process, and member responsibilities of the AC21; update committee members on relevant regulatory developments, initiatives, and USDA activities; and to outline new tasks for the ...
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NFU Leads Letter to Congress: Uphold Packers and Stockyards Act Progress
WASHINGTON – Today, National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter to Appropriations Committee leadership opposing harmful restrictions that would undo important work to revitalize the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) to better protect family farmers and ranchers. The letter, signed by national, regional, and state organizations, points out that “opponents of competitive ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Congratulates Secretary Vilsack on Agriculture Secretary Nomination
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of former Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve as Secretary of Agriculture to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Secretary Vilsack has the experience, resolve, and vision that is ...
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Comparing USDA August Corn Yield Forecasts
On Monday, August 12th, 2019 the USDA increased its national estimate of the end of season corn yield (to be reported in January 2020) from 166.0 bpa to 169.5 bpa, an increase of 3.5 bpa. USDA’s estimate of corn planted acreage was revised downwards by less than 2% to 90.0 million acres, versus an industry expectation of 88.0 million acres. Estimated corn production was almost unchanged at ...
By CropProphet
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USDA to Begin U.S. Oilseed Crush Reports in 2015
Starting in 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking responsibility for collecting and publishing the oilseeds data. Since the U.S. Census Bureau discontinued the reports in 2011 due to budget cuts, ASA worked to gain congressional support and urge the USDA to take over development and publication of the reports. The information is important to government agencies, private ...
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USDA Convenes Public Meeting Of The Advisory Committee On Biotechnology And 21st Century Agriculture
On May 9, 2016, USDA announced a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21). AC21 was created to provide the USDA Secretary with information on agriculture biotechnology issues, including the long-term impacts of biotechnology on the U.S. food and agriculture system, and to provide guidance on immediate issues. The AC21 meeting will consider the ...
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USDA Requests Comments on Update to Bioengineered Foods List
On July 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced its solicitation for comments and feedback on recommendations to update the List of Bioengineered Foods as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. To read the full article, please click ...
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COOL Arguments Heard in Court
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hearing arguments in the ongoing Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) lawsuit in which NFU is an intervener: "Today's argument presents to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit the question of whether the U.S. District ...
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Recent Attempts to Strip COOL Law Misleading Consumers
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement today regarding recent attempts to reverse the United States’ Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law: “U.S. packer-producer organizations and their foreign counterparts have been working overtime to undercut or reverse COOL law through multiple channels aggressively in recent weeks. “The ...
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USDA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Commercial Potential of Cellulosic Nanomaterial from Wood
On December 11, 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a three-year public-private partnership intended to advance rapidly “the development of the first U.S. commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial, a wood fiber broken down to the nanoscale.” The partnership is between the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) and the U.S. Forest ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow: Trump Administration Budget Undermines the Bipartisan Farm Bill
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 preview budget proposal. The Administration calls for a 15% cut to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on top of a $267 billion cut to Farm Bill investments. ...
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EPA to Sign Memorandums of Understanding with Georgia College and State University, HHS and USDA Rural Development
On Monday, November 17th, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enter into a new phase of collegial and federal agency cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and Georgia College and State University (GC). The MOU is an agreement to participate in the EPA College/Underserved Community Partnership Program (CUPP) and build a ...
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Ranking Member Stabenow Statement on Agreement to Help Families and Farmers in the Continuing Resolution
Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the agreement on the continuing resolution. This agreement includes important nutrition provisions, including an expansion of Pandemic EBT for families for the next year and an expansion of this critical assistance to children ...
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USDA Announces Release of Report Charting Path to Commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials
On November 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has released a report that details the pathway to commercializing affordable, renewable, and biodegradable cellulose nanomaterials from trees. The report, entitled Cellulose Nanomaterials -- A Path Towards Commercialization, is the result of a May 2014 workshop that brought together a ...
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Cattlemen Praise Confirmation of Gov. Perdue for USDA Secretary
Craig Uden, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, today praised the Senate confirmation of former Gov. Sonny Perdue to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “Decisions made every day at the USDA have a significant impact on our ability to run our operations. We are excited to have a Secretary that comes from the industry, understands the complexities of our ...
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Final SECURE Rule Will Update and Modernize USDA’s Biotechnology Regulations
On May 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued the much-anticipated final Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient (SECURE) rule. 85 Fed. Reg. 29790. The rule is intended to update and modernize USDA’s biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act. The final rule amends the ...
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Senators Raise Questions about the Trump Administration’s Food Box Program
Today, a group of ten Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, raised questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program. “As you know, COVID-19 has caused great hardship for farmers and families across the ...
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National Farmers Union Praises Farm-to-Fleet Initiative
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Navy's joint "Farm-to-Fleet" venture will now make biofuel blends part of regular, operational fuel purchase and use by the military: “NFU is very supportive of the ...
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