Archive for May 2019
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
(Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response…
Read MoreUSDA Forest Service and State of Utah sign Shared Stewardship Agreement
(Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 2019) — Today, Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, joined Utah State Governor, Gary R. Herbert, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chief, Vicki Christiansen,…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue visits his 50th State
(Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today stepped foot in Utah making it his 50th state visited since becoming Secretary just over…
Read MoreStatement on Farming Support Program
Release & Contact Info Statement Release No. 0075.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov From a USDA Spokesperson: “Details on the new farming support program will be forthcoming shortly, but we want to be…
Read MoreStatement on Support for Farmers
Release & Contact Info Statement Release No. 0075.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov From a USDA Spokesperson: “Details on the new farming support program will be forthcoming shortly, but we want to be…
Read MoreOil: Are Options Skews Reliable Price Indicators?
About the Presenter Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating…
Read MoreAg Crosscurrents
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Statement on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
Release & Contact Info Statement Release No. 0074.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., May 17, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after the…
Read MoreU.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
(Washington, D.C., May 17, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that eliminate Japan’s…
Read MoreUSDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness efforts with the implementation of a surveillance plan. As…
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