14 Nov 2017

Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Delay of Effective Date

By USDA Office of Communications

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is delaying the effective date of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017.

08 Nov 2017

Perdue Announces Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C. November 3, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Directors, all serving as appointees of President Donald J. Trump.  FSA State Directors help implement U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies in planning, organizing, and administering FSA programs in their respective states.

07 Nov 2017

Perdue Statement on House Passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., November 1, 2017) - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) as an important step toward better management of national forests. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), seeks to implement proactive management standards for forests and paves the way for a solution to the problem of U.S. Forest Service funding.

16 Oct 2017

Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda.

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, D.C., October 11, 2017) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed strong support for the tax reform agenda championed by President Donald J. Trump, hailing it as a great benefit to American agricultural producers. President Trump highlighted the tax reform proposals in an event in Pennsylvania featuring truckers and representatives of the trucking industry.

Perdue issued the following statement:

20 Sep 2017

Perdue Statement on Censky & McKinney Senate Committee Hearing

By USDA Office of Communications

(Washington, DC, September 19, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today gave high marks to Steve Censky and Ted McKinney for their joint appearance before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  President Donald Trump has nominated Censky to service as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, while McKinney is the president’s choice to be the very first Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  The two await approval of the entire U.S.

19 Sep 2017

USDA Makes Disaster Resources Available to Rural Development Borrowers

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2017 – The United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development is providing tools and resources to help rural communities recover from the devastation brought by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue highlighted today.

18 Sep 2017

NOP Actions Underway on the OIG Audit Report re: International Trade

By USDA Office of Communications
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts independent audits and investigations of the Department's programs and operations.
 
Today, the OIG published findings from its audit on "National Organic Program International Trade Arrangements and Agreements." OIG began its review of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) in early 2016.
18 Sep 2017

National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting Proposals and Discussion Documents Published

By USDA Office of Communications

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) has posted meeting materials and an updated agenda for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Fall meeting, to be held in Jacksonville, FL, October 31-November 2, 2017.

15 Sep 2017

Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion

By USDA Office of Communications

Secretary Perdue Renews Call for Congress to Fix “Fire Borrowing” Problem

14 Sep 2017

Fraudulent Certificate Posted

By USDA Office of Communications

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) is alerting the organic trade about the presence of several new fraudulent organic certificates. Fraudulent organic certificates listing the following businesses are in use and have been reported to the NOP:

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