Archive for May 2021
Reassessing Market Trends
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
The President proposes historic investments to spur new job creation and opportunities in rural America; help restore America’s advantage in agriculture; leverage all of USDA’s expertise to address climate change;…
Read MoreUSDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Recent Storms and Flooding in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2021 – To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent storms and flooding in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…
Read MoreStatement from Heather Dawn Thompson, Director of USDA Office of Tribal Relations, on Visits with Native Producers and with Cheyenne and Arapaho, Cherokee, and Osage Tribal Leadership about American Rescue Plan Debt Relief
TULSA, OK, May 27, 2021 — “This week, I traveled to Oklahoma to visit with individual Native farmers and with leadership from the Cheyenne and Arapaho, Cherokee, and Osage Tribal…
Read MoreUSDA Provides Food Safety Tips to Grilling Pros and Beginners
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2021 — As millions of Americans get ready to commemorate Memorial Day and welcome summer, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds people to keep it…
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USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly agricultural trade forecast, released today, projects fiscal year 2021 U.S. farm exports at $164 billion – the highest total…
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Update on USDA Activities to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic
USDA Has Deployed 1,576 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19…
Read MoreStatement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on USTR Request for USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel on Canada Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Administration
Release & Contact Info Statement Release No. 0111.21 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 — “Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative made a request to initiate…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Kim Peyser was named Deputy…
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