USDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 12 members to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to provide input on policy development and to help identify barriers to urban agriculture as USDA works to promote urban farming and the economic opportunities it provides in cities across the country.
Carriers hauling LA-LB empty boxes from competing lines to Asia
[caption caption="Empty containers account for more than 45 percent of all containers on Los Angeles-Long Beach docks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]Carriers calling on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to begin hauling empty containers from competing lines back to Asia, an important new weapon for marine terminals...
Carriers hauling competing lines' empty boxes from LA-LB to Asia
[caption caption="Empty containers account for more than 45 percent of all containers on Los Angeles-Long Beach docks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Carriers calling on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to begin hauling empty containers from competing lines back to Asia, an important new weapon for marine terminals...
USDA Announces Partnership to Ease Port Congestion and Restore Disrupted Shipping Services to U.S. Grown Agricultural Commodities
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with the Port of Oakland to set up a new 25-acre “pop-up” site to make it easier for agricultural companies to fill empty shipping containers with commodities. Fewer containers have been made available for U.S.
USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Weekend Nor’easter
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of the forecast nor’easter that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow and winds at near hurricane force to coastal areas from Maryland to Maine this weekend.