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Monday, September 21, 2020
USDA to release second round of COVID-19 aid, up to US$14 billion
The United States Agriculture Department (USDA) will pay up to US$14 billion to US farmers in its second round of COVID-19 aid, Reuters reported.
Monday, September 21, 2020
USDA releases roadmap to address salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a plan (The Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy) to decrease salmonella ...
Monday, September 14, 2020
USDA: China's demand for corn and soybeans remains strong
United States Agriculture Department (USDA) data showed China has maintained is strong demand for US corn and soybeans, with traders projecting the US government to increase its export forecast for corn and soybeans soon, Reuters reported.
Friday, September 11, 2020
USDA aligns egg inspection rules with meat sector
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced earlier this week that it is modernising egg products inspection methods for the first time since Congress passed the Egg Products Inspection Ac ...
Thursday, September 10, 2020
USMEF reviews USDA data: US beef exports rebounded, pork demand from Mexico
According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) July data, Erin Borror, US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) economist said US beef exports has rebounded but remains lower than last year, while there is increasing pork demand from ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
USDA: Current poultry food safety guidelines do not stop salmonella outbreaks
Current poultry food safety guidelines for salmonella, the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, are inadequate.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
USDA sued for incentivising mass cullling of chickens, turkeys
Farm Sanctuary, a US farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organisation, sued the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to challenge its plan for controlling and responding to highly infectious avian influenza, Farm Sanctuary announce ...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
USDA raises US corn, soybean output forecast
The US Department of Agriculture increased its estimates of US 2020/21 corn and soybean production more than what most analysts expected, Reuters reported.
Monday, August 17, 2020
NPPC and 26 state pork groups ask USDA to improve livestock insurance programme
The National Pork Producers Council(NPPC)and 26 state pork associations have asked the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement enhancements to the Livestock Risk Protection insur ...
Friday, August 14, 2020
USDA APHIS purchases eight million RFID tags for cattle and bison producers
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded contracts for the purchase of up to eight million low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags to boost animal d ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
USDA: US farmers to harvest second largest soybean crop
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said US farmers are set to reap their second biggest soybean harvest as a result of good summer weather, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
28 US farm groups urge USDA to extend COVID-19 aid application
28 United States farm groups under the American Farm Bureau Federation called on the US Department of Agriculture to extend the COVID-19 aid payments application deadline, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
USDA: 192,000 tonnes of US soybeans exported to China
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said private exporters shipped 192,000 tonnes of US soybeans to China, the first sales of soybeans to China since July 27, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Workers union sues USDA over increased line speeds at poultry plants
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has sought to compel the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop a programme permitting faster line speeds at poultry plants as it could expose workers to danger, Reuters re ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
USDA identifies new method to detect African swine fever
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have discovered a new commercially available cell line to detect live African swine fever (ASF) virus, USDA reported.

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