By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. In total, USDA has distributed more than 132 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Wyoming counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Crook, Lincoln and Sublette counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 4, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. In total, USDA has distributed more than 132 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Final Rule increases opportunities for SNAP participants to gain employment (Washington, D.C., January 4, 2021) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule enhancing employment and training opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for January 2021, which are effective January 4-January 31. These rates are used for a variety of farm credit options available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Sierra County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the popular program beginning today, Jan. 4, 2021, until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule enhancing employment and training opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 4, 2021
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Custer and Rosebud counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Maine to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Maine to expedite the implementation of online...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Maine to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes the achievements of longtime broadcaster Orion “Big O” Samuelson for six decades of contributions to agriculture journalism.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 29, 2020) – Nutrition in America took a major step forward today with the publication of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. Jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years, the guidelines provide ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 29, 2020 - Nutrition in America took a major step forward today with the publication of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. Jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years, the guidelines provide science-based...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Rodney Rasco (Rasco) of Carthage, Mississippi, on Dec. 22, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 29, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating domestic regulations for pale cyst nematode (PCN, Globodera pallida). The update will allow for a public comment period for future changes to program protocols for regulating and deregulating PCN-infested ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
Release: APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program in Idaho has posted its. The report updates program activities and eradication progress, and provides quarterly and aggregate regulatory, survey, and laboratory data.The PCN Eradication Program is a cooperative ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 23, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a movement permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a broker with Worldwide Gifts, Unlimited. The permit will allow reindeer to enter and exit the United States between the hours of 7 p.m. Dec. 24, 2020 and 7 a.m. Dec. 25, 2020, through or over any U.S. border port.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2020, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021.
