By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
Release: BOSTON, MA, Jan. 11, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently announced it has taken action against retailers suspected of violating USDA rules for accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined leading agriculture and worker advocates to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the bipartisan worker protection provisions in the COVID-19 ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
Release: Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in three gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. These are the first gorillas in the United States to be confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that addresses the environmental impacts of releasing Asian leaf beetle (Lilioceris egena) to manage air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera). After careful ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 4,312 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $16 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Illinois, Oregon and South Carolina. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds fisherman of the Jan. 15 deadline to apply for the Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP), which provides support for fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments. For more information on the program, including guidance on how to apply, visit farmers.gov/seafood or call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Suffolk, Virginia, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive moisture that has occurred since Aug. 1, 2020, and drought and excessive heat that occurred June 20 through July 31, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $16 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Illinois, Oregon and South Carolina. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 204,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Organic Fruit Markets LLC violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay a reparation award in the amount of $19,231 in September 2020. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc. (WBI), Chadbourn, N.C., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new data report, the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update, prepared in close partnership with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce). The weekly report is based on data provided by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and its Specialty Crops Market News Division.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 1,326 Rural Georgia Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity CLAXTON, Ga., Jan. 7, 2021 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $4.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Georgia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Douglas, Lincoln and Okanogan counties who suffered losses caused by a wildfire that occurred from Sept. 7 through Oct. 1, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Sally, high winds, excessive rains and flooding that occurred from Sept. 14 through Sept. 19, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: CLAXTON, Ga., Jan. 7, 2021 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $4.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Georgia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Mississippi counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in George, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Perry counties who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Zeta that occurred from October 28 through Oct. 29, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties who suffered losses caused by high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias that occurred from Aug. 3 through Aug. 4, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
