15 Mar 2018

News from the USDA Office of Communication, Mar 5-9, 2018

By USDA Office of Communications

Secretary Perdue Administers Oath of Office to Bill Northey

15 Mar 2018

News from the USDA Office of Communication, Mar 12-16, 2018

By USDA Office of Communications

Statement of Under Secretary Greg Ibach on Section 199A Tax Code Fix Agreement

15 Mar 2018

Gov. Reynolds urges President Trump to reject RFS-weakening proposals

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov.

01 Mar 2018

Stabenow, Grassley Press USDA on Farm Payments to Deceased Farmers

By Grassley Press

Concerned about government waste, senators ask about guidance which allows estates to continue collecting farm benefits automatically even two years after the death of a farmer

27 Feb 2018

Secretary Northey Confirmed as USDA Undersecretary of Farm Production and Conservation

By Lisa Cassady and Jenna Higgins Rose

Iowa Corn Farmers Applaud Secretary Northey's Confirmation to USDA Undersecretary of Farm Production and Conservation

12 Feb 2018

Perdue Names New Leaders in USDA’s Departmental Administration

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., February 2, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today introduced five new leaders within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Departmental Administration. The key personnel named are: Donald Bice, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration; Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer; Mary Pletcher, Chief Human Capital Officer; George Cabaniss, Senior Procurement Executive; and Joseph Doyle, Customer Service Coordinator.

12 Feb 2018

AMS Awards Certifiers for Contributions to Organic INTEGRITY Database

By USDA Office of Communications

First launched in 2015, the Organic INTEGRITY Database deters fraud, increases transparen

12 Feb 2018

Secretary Perdue Applauds Trump Infrastructure Agenda, Benefits to Rural America

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., February 12, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the infrastructure agenda laid out by President Donald J. Trump, specifically its emphasis on investment in rural America. The plan calls for 25 percent of new federal funds to be dedicated to rural infrastructure needs, as prioritized by state and local leaders.

Perdue issued the following statement:

30 Jan 2018

Erie's Paul Young Recognized in Corn Yield Contest

By Gregg M. Schmidt

Growers Using Pioneer(r) Brand Corn Hybrids Win 9 National, 191 State Titles Erie, Illinois, Jan. 23, 2018 - Paul Young of Erie, Illinois, recently won state third place in the No-Till/Strip Till Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Young won with Pioneer(r) hybrid P1197, which yielded 302.2307 bushels per acre. 

30 Jan 2018

USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

By USDA Office of Communications

(WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2018) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.

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