By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,298 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through the Farmers Market program as part of USDA’s Pandemic...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
Release: Washington - In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation's fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a virtual listening session for beginning farmers and ranchers to learn how COVID-19 impacted their farming operations and to get their feedback on USDA assistance. The listening session will take place on May 6, 2021, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Eastern time.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2021
News Release: The cicadas are coming!. For some, that means a summer of noisy mating calls and days full of the red-eyed insects landing in your hair or on your clothes. For others it means free bait to catch that prize-winning fish, or preparation for a season of delicacies - think chocolate-covered or deep-fried...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, expressed skepticism about evolving concepts described as a “carbon bank" that fail to consider whether the secretary of agriculture has the authority to pursue such proposals without congressional authorization.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - Sherry Hunt, a civil engineer with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is being honored today as a finalist in the Science and Environment category for 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for her pioneering work in the development...
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: On May 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced increased availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2021. Further details of the announcements may be found at.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: The government of the Netherlands has requested USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) cuttings for planting from the Netherlands into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that ...
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, May 3, 2021-William Hart-Cooper, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, today was named a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal as an Emerging Leader in recognition of his pioneering work developing a new class of disinfectants and packaging that protect human health and reduce environmental pollution.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced loan interest rates for May 2021, which are effective May 3. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement regarding the provisions in the American Families Plan to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from eligible organizations for fiscal year 2022 funding for five export market development programs. FAS recently published the FY 2022 Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development Program, Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program, Quality Samples Program and Emerging Markets Program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 — Since Jan. 20, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has been on a mission to Build Back Better. From the American Rescue Plan to the American Jobs Plan and now with the introduction of the American Families Plan, action has been taken to provide relief to the American people, and the necessary investments have been made to rescue and begin to rebuild our economy.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $31 million in funding to advance restoration work and improve water quality in the Gulf Coast states impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The funds will support three priority programs and related project work approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (RESTORE) Council as part of a multi-year process of collaborative planning and public engagement throughout the Gulf.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing states with $1.135 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act to support and enhance their administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) at a time when millions of Americans are struggling to put food on their tables. This is a unique opportunity for states to maximize the impact of SNAP now and into the future.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Barbara Baker, a research plant molecular geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is among the newest members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS ). One of the highest honors in the science community, NAS election recognizes significant achievements in original research.
