The trade association will use funding from the USDA to engage and educate international stakeholders and help set global standards for animal food.

Tom Vilsack is the former secretary of agriculture for the USDA and current president and chief execuive officer of the US Dairy Export Council.

US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will host a virtual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 22, discussing its latest food safety outline, "Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy."

Constance Cullman and Mallory Gaines are among 25 new members to serve on one of seven agricultural trade-focused committees led by the USDA and USTR.

Recent improvements to registration and certification protocols are opening international markets to US pet food and treat exports.

The agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has developed new guidelines to streamline United States pet food exports as part of the recent trade deal with China.

These essential activities include food safety and animal inspection services that, if stopped, could impact food safety, animal welfare and public health.

The USDA first announced its plans to move the two organizations' headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri in June 2019.

The US Department of Agriculture announced its US Domestic Hemp Production Program today, which will provide a legal avenue for states, tribes and individual growers to produce hemp.