Agricultural and Food Policy
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USDA
USDA Scheduled Release Dates for Agency Reports and Summaries
Posted December 4, 2007
USDA Announces No Partial 2007 Crop Year Counter-Cyclical Payments
Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding Congressional
Approval of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Dec. 04, 2007
Posted November 29, 2007
USDA Chief Economist Dr. Keith Collins to Retire Dr. Joseph Glauber Named Acting
Chief Economist
Conner Announces New USDA Communications Director
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation Columbus, Ohio
Posted November 26, 2007
USDA Announces $1 Million in Food Stamp Outreach Grants
Sign-Up Begins December 3 for Dairy Disaster Aid Program
USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Creeping Bentgrass Investigation
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Posted November 16, 2007
Statement by Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Need for a New Farm
Bill
Philippines Allows Full Market Access for U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line
with International Standards
USDA'S Conner Leads U.S. Delegation to Worldwide Agriculture Conference
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the
National Association of Farm Broadcasters, Kansas City, Missouri - November 14,
2007
News Conference at National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention with
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner, Kansas City, Missouri, November 14,
2007
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the New
Jersey Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
Transcript of Remarks with Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner and Arthur
Yap, Secretary of Agriculture of the Philippines Regarding Beef Trade Washington
D.C., November 16, 2007
Posted November 9, 2007
USDA Streamlines Forms and Rules for Farm Loan Programs Largest Such Initiative
in 60-year History of Farm Loans
Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding Approval of the
Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
Remarks by the Honorable Chuck Conner, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, As Prepared for Delivery at the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council St.
Paul, MN
Posted November 7, 2007
Statement by Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Import Safety Action
Plan - November 6, 2007
USDA Leads Efforts to Streamline Procurement of Biobased Products
Transcript of Joint Media Roundtable with Acting Secretary Chuck Conner and U.S.
Trade Representative Ambassador Susan Schwab Regarding the Colombia Free Trade
Agreement
TRANSCRIPT and AUDIO:Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Holds News Conference Call on
Senate Farm Bill DebateSusan Schwab Regarding the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Posted November 1, 2007
USDA Awards $4.8 Million in Grants for Community Food Projects
Posted October 31, 2007
USDA Awards More Than $5 Million to Assist Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
USDA Readies $257 Million in CSP Contract Payments
USDA Provides Additional Disaster Food Assistance To Southern California, Burned
Area Emergency Response Teams in Place Oct. 27
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the U.S.
Meat Export Federation, Washington D.C., October 29, 2007
Transcript of Questions and Answers: Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner
with Media After U.S. Meat Export Federation Remarks, Washington D.C., October
29, 2007
Posted October 27, 2007
USDA Partners with National FFA Organization to Promote the 2007 Census of
Agriculture
USDA Awards More Than $1.6 Billion in Electric Loans
USDA Announces New MyPyramid for Pregnant and Nursing Moms
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner at the Launch
of MyPyramid for Pregnant and Nursing Moms
Posted October 25, 200707
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Tele-News
Conference Regarding the Farm Bill, USDA Responses to California Wildfires and
pending Free Trade Agreements Washington D.C. - October 25, 2007
USDA Announces Annual FFA Writing Contest
USDA Food Safety Guidance For Power Outages
USDA Awards $2.5 Million for Research on Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
Posted October 24, 200700707
USDA Awards $2.5 Million for Research on Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
Federal and State Wildland Fire Experts Jointly Respond to Southern California
Wildfires
Transcript of Tele-News Regarding E. Coli 0157:H7 Actions,Washington D.C. -
October 23, 2007
Posted October 19, 2007077
USDA Purchases Electronic ID Tags to Advance Animal Disease Control Capability
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner USDA
Recognition of Gold Schools National School Lunch Week Neabsco Elementary School
Dale City, Virginia - October 17, 2007
Remarks by Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner at the World Food Prize
as Prepared for Delivery
Posted October 15, 2007
USDA'S Conner Celebrates Schools' Work for Improved Nutrition Posted
October 11, 2007
1890 Land-Grant Institutions Selected for Funds to Promote Job and Business
Growth
USDA Announces Recipients of $7.98 Million to Improve Rural Health Care
Transcript of Technical Briefing on Rice Investigation with Cindy Smith,
Administrator, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Washington D.C. - October
5, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner USDA's 60th
Annual Honor Awards Ceremony Washington D.C. - October 11, 2007
Posted October 5, 2007
USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Rice Investigation
Statement by Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Loss of a USDA Employee
in Afghanistan
U.S. Submits Notification of Domestic Agricultural Support Payments to World
Trade Organization
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner To the
Renewable Fuels Association Washington D.C. - October 2, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the
National Chicken Council, Washington D.C. - October 4, 2007
Transcript of Tele-News Conference With USTR Ambassador Joe Glauber, Chief
Agricultural Negotiator Regarding Notification of Domestic Agricultural Support
Payments to the World Trade Organization.- October 4, 2007
Transcript of Tele-News Conference on Topps Recall and E. Coli Reduction Efforts
With Under Secretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond FSIS Dr. Daniel Engeljohn,
Deputy Assistant Administrator FSIS Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator,
Office of Public Health Science - Washington D.C. - October 4, 2007
Posted October 1, 2007
USDA Issues $1.8 Billion in Conservation Reserve Program Rental Payments
Conner Awards Nearly $1 Million to Promote Farmers Markets
Transcript of Remarks by Health And Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and
Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner at the Import Safety Working Group
Public Meeting
Posted September 28, 2007
Statement by Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding the Conservation Reserve
Program
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner to the
Consumer Federation of America, Washington D.C. - September 28, 2007
Posted September 26, 2007
TRANSCRIPT: Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner during
Tele-News Conference
Statement By Acting Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding WTO Panel Finding in Favor
of the U.S.
USDA Issues Final 2007 Direct Payments
Posted September 21, 2007
TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Announces Resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and Names Chuck Conner Acting Secretary of Agriculture
Transcript of Remarks by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner, Washington
D.C. September 20, 2007
Posted September 20, 2007
USDA Rural Development Announces $18.2 Million for Energy Efficiency, Renewable
Energy Projects
Conner Announces Plan to Improve Quality Compliance of Genetically Engineered
Products
USDA Awards $18 Million to States for Exceptional Customer Service in Food Stamp
Program
USDA Awards Nearly $5 Million in Grants to Increase Access and Participation in
Food Stamp Program
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns During USDA's
National Hispanic Heritage Month Observance, Washington, D.C. -- September 19,
2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National Pork
Producers Council
Posted September 18, 2007
Import Safety Meeting Registration Extended to September 21
Johanns Announces $22.7 Million in Value Added Producer Grants
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the U.S.
Partnership for Food Safety Education, Washington D.C.- September 18, 2007
Posted September 17, 20077
USDA Harmonizes Cattle Trade With Canada in Line With International Animal
Health Standards
Transcript of Remarks Regarding Harmonization of Cattle
Trade with Canada with Cindy Smith, Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service and USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. John Clifford
Posted September 13, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the United Fresh
Produce Association, Washington D.C. - September 13, 2007
Johanns Announces $3.6 Million for 19 Rural Cooperative Development Centers
Johanns Announces $9.2 Million in Community Facility Grants Posted September
11, 2007
U.S. Climate Change Science Program and USDA Seek Public Comment on Climate
Change Report
Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Strategic Framework for Import
Safety September 10, 2007
Posted September 5, 200707
USDA Issues Final 2006-Crop Counter-Cyclical Payments (CCP) for Upland Cotton
and Peanuts
Posted August 31, 200707
U.S. Agricultural Exports Expected to Reach Record Levels
USDA Awards $1.1 Billion in Electric Loans
Interagency Working Group on Import Safety to Hold Public Meeting
Transcript of Roundtable Discussion on Free Trade Issues With Agriculture
Secretary Mike Johanns, American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman, and
National Pork Producers Council President Jull Appell, at the Farm Progress Show
Transcript of Media Availability with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the
Farm Progress Show
Posted August 29, 2007
Aurora Organic Dairy Signs Consent Agreement with USDA's Agricultural Marketing
Service
USDA Rural Development Announces $13.7 Million in Rural Business Grants
Johanns Offers $1 Million to Defray Costs of Organic Certification for Producers
in 15 States
Posted August 24, 2007
USDA Announces Sign-Up Dates for New Livestock and Crop Disaster Programs
USDA Awards $5.5 Million for Risk and Prevention Research of E. Coli O157:H7 in
Fresh Produce
Posted August 21, 200721, 2007
Johanns Sets USDA Leadership For Efficient Energy And Resource Use
USDA Announces Availability of $21.9 Million in High Energy Cost Grants Grants
Posted August 18, 2007
Agriculture, Interior Secretaries Initiate President's Enhanced Hunting and Land
Conservation Opportunities
USDA Allocates $16 Million in Emergency Conservation Aid to 18 States
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2008 Sugar Program
Posted August 10, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Tennessee
Farm Bureau Federation Regarding the 2007 Farm Bill and Beef Trade- Nashville,
Tennessee - August 9, 2007
American Angus Association Partners with USDA to Register Premises as Part of
the National Animal Identification System
Posted August 7, 2007t 7, 200707
Johanns Announces $4 Million in Grants for Tribal Colleges
Johanns Announces Additional Conservation Security Program Activities
Johanns Announces $1.3 Million in Agricultural Marketing Project Grants to 21
States
Posted August 1, 2007
Transcript of Secretary Johanns' Discussion with Reporters
USDA Announces Additional Funding for Bovine Tuberculosis
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year 2008 Sugar Program Provisions
What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals - July 28,
2007
Transcript of Remarks of Tele-News Conference With Agricultural Secretary Mike
Johanns Regarding the Farm Bill
Transcript of Remarks by Agricultural Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Farm
Bill and Needed Reforms The National Press Club
Posted July 23, 2007
Fact Sheet: AVIAN INFLUENZA Low Pathogenic H5N1 vs. Highly Pathogenic H5N1
Latest UPDATE July 23, 2006
USDA Expands CRP Emergency Haying and Grazing to Help Livestock Affected by
Drought
Posted July 19, 2007 200707
USDA to Meet with Community and Faith-Based Partners
Christopherson Named USDA Chief Information Officer
USDA Announces New Risk-Based Process For Certain Imported Fruits And Vegetables
Posted July 12, 2007
USDA Awards $107 Million in Electric Loans
Sign-Up Resumes August 6 for Emergency Program to Restore Hurricane-Damaged
Forests
Posted July 6, 200707
USDA Announces Additional Funding for Emerald Ash Borer and Potato Cyst Nematode
Eradication
USDA Barters Surplus Commodities to Provide $50 Million Worth of Food to
Assistance Programs
New USDA Animal Research Facility Dedicated
USDA Grants Assist Farmers with Disabilities
Posted June 1, 2007
USDA Builds On Homeownership Month
Conner Opens USDA Farmers Market June 1
Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Death of Japan's Agricultural
Minister
Posted May 25, 2007
What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
JOINT FACT SHEET USDA and HHS: Actions Requested of The People's Republic of
China by The U.S. Government to Address The Safety of Food and Feed
FACT SHEET: Melamine and Analogues Safety/Risk Assessment-Updated 5/24/20077
Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Classification by OIE
Posted May 10, 2007
Johanns Outlines 2007 Farm Bill Proposals to Expand, Improve Trade
Posted April 26, 2007
USDA Hosts Specialty Crop Research Workshop
JOINT NEWS RELEASE: FDA and USDA Determine Swine Fed Adulterated Product
Johanns Announces More Than $306 Million in Electric Loans
Johanns Announces More Than $52 Million In Loans And Grants For Farm Labor
Housing, Housing Preservation
TRANSCRIPT: FDA and USDA Officials Provide Update on Recall of Pet Foods and
Adulterated Animal Feed
Transcript of Tele-News Conference with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
Regarding Legislation to Implement the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
Posted April 25, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National
Summit on Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future - Arlington,
Virginia - April 25, 2007
Statement of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Beef Trade with Japan
Johanns Announces Availability of More Than $19 Million in Grants for Value-Added Ag Ventures
USDA Narrows List to 38,700 Individuals Whose Private Data was Exposed
USDA Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day by Awarding Nearly $180 Million for
Rural Water Systems
Johanns Announces Designation of Representative Soil for District of Columbia
"Sunnyside" Scheduled to Become Part of Smithsonian Institution Soils Exhibit
Next Year
Posted April 20, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to the USAID
International Food Aid Conference - Kansas City, Missouri- April 18, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Iowa FFA
Leadership Conference Ames, Iowa April 17, 2007
Johanns Volunteers At Capital Area Food Bank For National Volunteer Week
Johanns Announces Additional Funding to Eradicate Potato Cyst Nematode
USDA Narrows List to 63,000 Individuals Whose Private Data was Exposed
USDA Offers Free Credit Monitoring to FSA and RD Funding Recipients
Posted April 18, 2007
Transcript of Beginning Farmer RoundtableRoundtable
Posted April 17, 2007
Johanns Discusses USDA Farm Bill Proposals for Beginning Farmers
Posted April 16, 2007
USDA Announces More Than $12.8 Million in Rural Economic Development Loans and
Grants Funds to Create or Save 2,450 Jobs in 12 States
Posted April 11, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the Informa
Economics Conference April 10, 2007
Posted April 10, 2007
Johanns Highlights USDA's 2007 Farm Bill Proposals for Conservation
Posted April 5, 2007
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Free Trade
Agreement With Korea
Johanns Discusses USDA's 2007 Farm Bill Proposals for Rural Development
Posted March 30, 2007
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Conservation
Reserve Program
Federal Leaders Launch New One-Stop, Interagency Website for Recreation
Reservationss
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Addresses the National 4-H Conference
Washington, D.C. - March 28, 2007
Posted March 29, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to the National
Cattlemen's Beef Association -Washington, DC - March 29, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Others During the
Launch of Recreation.Gov -Washington, DC - March 28, 2007
Posted March 28, 2007
Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Remarks to the Information
Forecast Biomass and Biorefinery Deals 2007 Conference Washington, DC - March
27, 2007
Posted March 27, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns About the
Administration's Nutrition Program Farm Bill Proposals Delivered at the Reading
Terminal Market
Posted March 26, 2007
What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
Johanns Discusses USDA Nutrition Goals During National Nutrition Month Proposes
Expanding Food Stamp Eligibility, Obesity Study, Improving Nutrition
Audience Discussion and Questions with Secretary Mike Johanns and Under
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Nancy Montanez Johner
Reading Terminal Market Philadelphia, Pa- March 26, 2007
Posted March 23, 2007
USDA and DOE Name Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
Members
Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Remarks to the National Grain
and Feed Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, California - March 19, 2007
Posted March 22, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns & Other Officers at
the Renewable Energy Roundtable - West Lafayette, Indiana - March 21, 2007
Posted March 21, 2007
Johanns Discusses USDA Renewable Energy Proposals
USDA Announces Notice of Funding Availability for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Loans and Grants
Posted March 20, 2007
Agriculture Secretary Johanns Announces $6.2 Million for Woody Biomass
Utilization Projects
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to Dairy Farmers of
America Annual Meeting Kansas City, Missouri - March 20, 2007
Posted March 16, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the FFA's
National AG Day Rally
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the National AG
Day Luncheonn
Transcript from Avian Influenza Media Briefing
USDA Announces Availability of $5 Million in Food Stamp Program Participation
Grants
Johanns Signs Framework Agreement with United Nations' Food and Agriculture
Organization Director General Diouf Johanns' One Year Report on Avian Influenza
Actions
Questions and Answers: Avian Influenza (Updated 3-14-2007)
Posted March 14, 2007
Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
Remarks to the Mexico National Agricultural Council, Mexico City, Mexico, March
6, 2007
What They're Saying About the Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
CORRECTION: USDA Announces Results of Intentions to
Re-Enroll and Extend CRP Contracts
Posted March 7, 2007
Johanns Announces New Memorandum of Understanding Re-establishing U.S.-Mexico
Consultative Committee on Agriculture
Posted March 2, 2007
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to USDA's Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum
Secretary Johanns Meets with Mexican Officials and
Renews U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture
USDA Raises Agricultural Exports Forecast to Record $78 Billion for 2007
Facts About USDA'S Proposed Adjusted Gross Income Limit
Posted February 23, 2007
USDA Announces $200 Million in International Assistance
Under Two Programs
What They're Saying: Praise for Administration Farm Bill Proposals
Johanns Announces Students Unique Invitation to View Agriculture's Future USDA's 2007 Agricultural Outlook Forum
USDA Announces Allan Hubbard as Distinguished Guest Speaker for March 1st Outlook Forum "Agriculture at the Crossroads: Energy, Farm
& Rural Policy";
What They're Saying: Praise for Administration Farm
Bill Proposals
USDA Announces $4.6 Million to Promote Business
Development and Job Creation
Posted February 8, 200777
Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding A New Detection Of BSE
In Canada
What They're Saying: Praise for Administration Farm Bill Proposals
Johanns Outlines President Bush's FY 2008 Agriculture Budget
Posted January 30, 2007707
WEBCAST: Johanns to Discuss Specifics of Administration's Farm Bill Proposals
Johanns Announces Conservation Agreement With Arkansas to Restore Forests and
Wetlands for Wildlife
Johanns Announces More Than $90 Million in Electric Loans Benefits 14,000 New
Customers in 10 States
Posted January 24, 20077077
USDA Announces Plan for $1.6 Billion Investment in
Renewable Fuels
Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike
Johanns to the American Water Resources Association; Arlington, Va.-- January
23, 2007
Posted January 16, 2007
Transcript of News Conference With Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns And
Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries Toshikatsu Matsuoka On
The Issues of WTO Negotiations And More Broadly Opening The Japanese Market To
U.S. Beef Exports
Transcript Of News Conference Following Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike
Johanns At The Beltwide Cotton Conference, New Orleans, La. -- January 10, 2007
Posted January 10, 2007
Johanns Announces $100 Million To Promote U.S. Food And Agricultural Products
Overseas
Transcript Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At The American Farm
Bureau Federation's Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah - January 8, 2007
Posted January 4, 2007
Transcript Of Audio Conference With Dr. John Clifford, USDA Chief Veterinary
Officer (Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service), On USDA's Proposal To
Allow Additional Imports From BSE Minimal-Risk Countries, Washington, D.C.
Posted January 3, 2007
USDA Announces $385 Million In Funding For Schools, Roads
USDA Proposes Indefinite Debarment Of AWB Limited
Johanns Names Cotton Board Members
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S.-Panama Free Trade
Agreement Negotiations- Dec. 19, 2006
Johanns Announces Plant Variety Protection Board Appointments
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Analyst
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