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Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) is a program within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the Department of Agriculture. PPQ safeguards agriculture and natural resources ...

The lawsuit comes after both WILL's April 8 letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and a letter to USDA criticizing race and sex-based policies signed by six Wisconsin members of Congress.

In the delayed report released on Monday, the USDA raised its forecast of the U.S. agriculture trade deficit for fiscal-year 2025 to $49.5 billion, from the $49 billion it previously forecast in ...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. to note that the USDA declined to comment and include more information about the food program.

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now providing $1 billion to livestock producers impacted by drought or wildfires in 2023 and 2024.

Row Crops — USDA is sending more than 150 firefighters and support personnel to help with the response to fast-moving wildfires across Canada, the department announced Friday.

USDA's Quiet Force Against Invasive Species Gains Urgency A federal plant protection program strengthens its front-line response to growing ecological threats amid climate change and rising global ...

Seeds can be dropped off at that address, or mailed to USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Office, USDA APHIS PPQ, 97 Barnes Road Unit 200, Wallingford CT 06492. Before the seeds are put into the ...

Fold zip lock bag and completely cover the bag with duct tape. Throw away in trash. The USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Office is located at 97 Barnes Rd., Unit 200 in Wallingford.

USDA wants to modernize farmer services, even as staffing cuts could hurt the effort The department plans to digitize farmer-facing applications that are still on paper. Natalie Alms | May 20, 2025 ...

USDA is also assessing shared services platforms for the financing programs within its Farm Service Agency and Rural Development office, and the department also plans to make farmers.gov into a ...