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Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues making great strides in bringing the online shopping experience to more of its program participants. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is working rapidly to expand capacity in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing...


USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2020

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for November 2020, which are effective November 1-Nov. 30, 2020.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 204,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


USDA Designates Four Michigan Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Economic and Food Security Impacts of EU Farm to Fork Strategy

News Release: On Nov. 2, 2020, USDA's Economic Research Service released a report looking at the potential economic and related impacts of the European Commission’s proposed Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies.


USDA Designates Five South Carolina Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clarendon, Marion, Spartanburg, Sumter and Williamsburg counties who suffered losses caused by excessive moisture and Tropical Storm Bertha that occurred May 18 through June 1, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Trump Administration Invests $1.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Virginia

News Release: CRYSTAL HILL, Va., Nov. 2, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Virginia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $10.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 102 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Nebraska

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 115 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity BASSETT, Neb., Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3.1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Nebraska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


USDA Designates Two Colorado Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Teller and Weld counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Availability of an Environmental Assessment for a Biological Control Agent of Common Crupina

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 leaf spotting fungus (Ramularia crupinae) to manage common crupina (Crupina vulgaris). After careful ...


USDA Designates Three Wyoming Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Wyoming counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Two New Mexico Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two New Mexico counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Dona Ana and Valencia counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Borden County, Texas, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Borden County, Texas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 121,500 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Nebraska

News Release: BASSETT, Neb., Oct. 30, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3.1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Nebraska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


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USDA Designates Benton County, Arkansas, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Benton County, Arkansas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Awards Child Nutrition Summer EBT Grants

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $34 million in Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) grants to continue exploring ways to alleviate hunger among low-income children during the summer. USDA is awarding the grants to four grantees who will be able to continue projects and serve eligible children for the next three summers.


USDA Designates Four Missouri Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Douglas, McDonald, Newton and Webster counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.