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27 Nov 2018
(Washington, D.C., November 27, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the Senate’s long-awaited confirmation of Stephen Vaden to serve as General Counsel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Secretary Perdue issued the following statement:
21 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2018 – In response to devastating wildfires in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 14 counties to buy hot foods with their benefits through Dec. 17, 2018.
19 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that two U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories have received USDA’s Excellence in BioPreferred Procurement Awards for Fiscal Year 2018 for testing and adopting biobased products within their operations. The laboratories receiving the awards are the Los Alam...
19 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members, eight alternate members and two advisors to serve on the Cotton Board.
Re-appointed members are:
Adam S. Hatley, Mesa, Ariz.
16 Nov 2018
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2018 – Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the use of livestock and poultry cell lines to develop cell-cultured food products. At this meeting, stakeholders shared valuable perspectives on the regulation needed to both foster these innovative ...