With record low unemployment, USDA finalizes rule to promote work

(Washington, D.C., December 6, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement regarding the latest jobs report released today by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The jobs report shows the economy added 266,000 new jobs in November with an unemployment rate of 3.5%, which remains at a record 50 year low. Earlier this week, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification extended for five years

USAID adds $23 million to lab based at Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. – A unique organization focused on farm innovations in developing countries and Kansas will continue and expand its work for another five years. “We’re furthering our partnership with Kansas State University on the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification for five years, building on our successful collaboration with them to date,” said Bonnie Glick, deputy administrator of the…

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NCBA Seeks Clarity and Consistency in Beef Origin Labeling Practices

NCBA Staff Directed to Work With USDA to Verify Beef Origin Labeling Claims WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2019) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the nation's oldest and largest national organization representing American cattle producers, today reaffirmed its policy supporting voluntary country-of-origin labeling (COOL). Because the association takes the concerns of its members and stakeholders seriously, its Executive Committee has unanimously approved efforts to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety…

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