FAS Reorganization Near Completion (USDA Radio News; 08/30/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA
Issues Biotechnology Report
Prepared by USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture (AC21), "Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Biotechnology:
The Decade Ahead" describes the advances in agricultural biotechnology's first
decade and discusses a range of topics related to agricultural biotechnology. (08/30/06)
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Opportunities and Challenges in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Decade Ahead (08/30/06)
Avian Influenza Test Complete on Michigan Mute Swans
Final test results confirm that an H5N1 avian influenza virus
detected in samples collected earlier this month from two Michigan wild mute
swans is a low pathogenic subtype.
(08/28/06)
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Michigan Mute Swans Show No High
Path AI (USDA Radio News; 08/29/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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DOI, USDA, State Partners Test More Than 13,000 Wild Migratory Birds In
Alaska
(08/29/06)
Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
Regarding Canada's Eighth BSE Case
(08/23/06)
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Another Canadian BSE Case
(USDA Radio News; 08/24/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Canada Completes Epidemiological Investigation Of 7th BSE Case
(08/25/06)
Back-To-Back Records Forecast In 2006 And 2007 For
U.S. Agricultural Exports
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced record U.S.
agricultural export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with
horticulture products, corn and soybeans accounting for most of the
expansion. Exports are expected to reach a record $68 billion in fiscal
2006, eclipsing the old record of $62.5 billion set in fiscal year 2005. For
fiscal year 2007, USDA forecasts U.S. agricultural exports will reach a
record of $72 billion, $4 billion above this year.
(08/23/06)
— USDA Predicts Record Exports
This Year And Next
(USDA Radio News; 08/23/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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FAS Analysis
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Read the full report
(.pdf)
U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab Welcomes Announcement of Canadian
Industry Support for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (08/22/06)
Johanns Announces Food Aid Donation For Lebanon
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the U.S. Department
of Agriculture will donate 25,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat to
Lebanon. (08/21/06)
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U.S. Wheat Donation On Way To
Lebanon (USDA Radio News; 08/22/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Genetically
Engineered Rice
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration
have been notified by Bayer CropScience that the company has detected trace
amounts of regulated genetically engineered (GE) rice in samples taken from
commercial long grain rice. Both have reviewed the available scientific data
and concluded that there are no human health, food safety, or environmental
concerns associated with this GE rice." (08/18/06)
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TRANSCRIPT: From USDA And FDA's Technical Briefing On A Genetically
Engineered Crop (08/18/06)
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WEBCAST AUDIO: USDA And FDA Hold Technical Briefing On A
Genetically Engineered Crop
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USDA Working With Overseas Rice Customers
On GE Issue (USDA Radio News; 08/18/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— Fact Sheet:
Genetically Engineered Rice
(08/18/06)
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Statement by James Link, Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration Regarding the Validation of Testing for
Genetically Engineered Rice (08/24/06)
U.S. Meat Exports Expected To Set Record
In 2006 (USDA Radio News; 08/17/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
U.S. Restricts Import Of Quebec Potato
Products (USDA Radio News; 08/17/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Under Secretary Penn on the Suspension of the WTO Trade Talks
(USDA Radio News; 08/15/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic Research Service;
08/10/06)
— The Market in China for U.S. Soybeans (USDA Radio News; 08/14/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— Report
Shows More Farm Export Growth (USDA Radio News; 08/11/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Seeks Comments On Proposed Regulations On Quality Samples Program
(08/10/06)
— Federal
Register Notice
USDA, DOI And State Partners Begin Monitoring Wild Migratory Birds In Lower
48 For Avian Influenza
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
today announced that their departments are expanding wild bird monitoring
for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) beyond Alaska through
cooperative agreements and projects made with the lower 48 states, Hawaii
and other Pacific islands. (08/09/06)
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Transcript of USDA and DOI Avian Influenza Media Briefing
(08/14/06)
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Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted On Michigan Wild Bird Samples
(08/14/06)
— Expanded AI
Wild Bird Monitoring Announced (USDA Radio News; 08/10/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— Fact sheet:
Screening For Highly Pathogenic H5n1 Avian Influenza In Migratory Birds
(08/09/06)
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation of
Under Secretary J.B. Penn (08/08/06)
— Penn To
Resign At The End Of The Month (USDA Radio News; 08/08/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— USDA Works
Hard To Promote Food Exports To China (USDA Radio News; 08/04/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— The China Outlook (USDA Radio News; 08/03/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Johanns Announces Additional Efforts To Revitalize Iraq's
Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that ten
additional USDA personnel will be dispatched to assist Iraq in revitalizing
its agricultural sector. (08/02/06)
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Webcast VIDEO: Johanns Holds Press
Conference Discussing Trip To Iraq
(Transcript;
08/02/06)
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Johanns Announces U.S. Efforts To Revitalize Iraq's
Agricultural Extension Service
(08/01/06)
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Webcast Audio: Johanns Talks To
Reporters From Iraq
(Transcript; 08/01/06)
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Photo Gallery: Agriculture Secretary
Mike Johanns In Iraq
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Fact Sheet: U.S. Agricultural Programs In Iraq
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Fact Sheet:
U.S.–Iraq Agricultural Extension Project
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Joint Statement Signed English
(.pdf)
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Joint Statement Signed Arabic
(.pdf)
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Johanns Arrives in Iraq To Discuss
Agricultural Future (08/01/06)
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USDA Radio News
Reports on Johanns' Visit to Iraq
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U.S. Iraqi Extension Project
Underway (08/07/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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A Few USDA Employees To Go To Iraq
(08/02/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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Secretary Johanns Visits Iraq (08/01/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
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A
Review of U.S. Efforts To Help Iraqi
Agriculture (08/01/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— More about rebuilding Iraq's
agriculture