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USDA Announces February 2023 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

USDA Announces February 2023 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers


USDA’s Farm Service Agency Helps Farmers and Ranchers Tackle Challenges

USDA’s Farm Service Agency Helps Farmers and Ranchers Tackle Challenges


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Coconut from Viet Nam

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Coconut from Viet Nam


APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report

APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report




FEMA Provides Another $16.8 Million to North Dakota for COVID-19 Response

FEMA has approved another $16.8 million in Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in North Dakota.


Following Unprecedented Response to Pandemic, FEMA Announces the Agency Will Close All COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Incident Periods on May 11

In recognition of FEMA’s unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the Biden-Harris Administration’s determination regarding the end of the Public Health Emergency and National Emergency declarations, the agency announced today that all COVID-19 incident periods will close on May 11.


More than $5.4 Million in Federal Funding Approved for Kentucky Emergency Management

EMA has approved more than $5.4 million in federal funding to reimburse the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) for emergency protective measures, as a result of the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.


More than $5 Million in Federal Funding Approved for Hopkins County

FEMA has approved more than $5 million in federal funding to reimburse Hopkins County for debris removal, as a result of the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.


Disaster Recovery Centers to Close on Sundays

All FEMA/State/Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Centers in Alabama will close on Sundays.


FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mangkhut from Sept. 10-11, 2018.


Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Greene and Sumter Counties

FEMA and the state of Alabama are opening two disaster recovery centers Feb. 7 in Greene and Sumter counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.



President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Declaration for the State of North Dakota

FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm and straight-line winds from Nov. 9-11, 2022.


FEMA Awards Rhode Island Over $2 Million for COVID Quarantine Shelter Costs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse the state for the costs of providing quarantine housing to the public and to homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Mobile and Morgan Counties Eligible for FEMA Assistance

Mobile and Morgan counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama.


FEMA Awards $2.1M to Boardman Township for Flood Risk Reduction Project

FEMA and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency announced today the release of $2,165,400 in hazard mitigation funding for a project to reduce flood risk in Boardman Township, Ohio.


Alabama Counties Eligible for FEMA Public Assistance

Autauga, Barbour, Chambers, Conecuh, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Hale and Tallapoosa counties are eligible for FEMA Public Assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures and permanent work due to the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.


Alameda, Contra Costa, Mendocino, Ventura Counties Can Now Request FEMA Assistance

Alameda, Contra Costa, Mendocino and Ventura counties have been added to the major disaster declaration for California’s severe storms and flooding, meaning residents who had damage or losses from the storms that began Dec. 27, 2022, may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance.