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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists...

Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

FAS is soliciting proposals for projects to be funded in fiscal year 2017 through the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program (LRP). Through the LRP, FAS partners with private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, and the World Food Program...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture cancellations of optional origin sales of 136,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year. The marketing year for...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2016–Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Optional origin sales of 332,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year. An optional origin...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 198,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year; and Export sales of 276,000...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Optional origin sales of 136,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year. An optional origin...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on climate...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists...

By Jonathan Cordone, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Within a two-month span in the spring of 2012, the United States entered into two free trade agreements (FTAs) of great importance to American agriculture – one...

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Reopening of Korea Market to U.S. Poultry “Following extensive engagement with USDA’s technical experts, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has announced that U.S. poultry producers can...