Items Tagged with 'Foreign Agricultural Service'

Employees of USDA feel better about their working conditions and leadership in the years since they posted among the worst morale of any large government agency in an annual survey to determine the “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.”

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is announcing the first $300 million in awards to commodity groups today under a $1.2 billion trade promotion initiative he’s funding through his Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority.

Colombia is once again accepting U.S. exports of poultry and egg products after shutting off access to their market last summer due to concerns about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

The Department of Agriculture says organic food sales have been struggling in the European Union due to economic challenges.

U.S. soybean meal exports are set to reach 13.2 million tons in marketing year 2022/23, valued at almost $7 billion, but government analysts anticipate the next marketing year could produce an even higher total.