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News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Penobscot County, Maine, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 12 Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Nebraska counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Madison, Morrill, Pierce, Platte, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Wayne counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Trump Administration Invests $871 Million in Rural Community Facilities in 43 States and Guam

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $871 million to improve critical community facilities (PDF, 466 KB) to benefit 3.5 million rural residents in 43 states and Guam.

USDA Designates Five Massachusetts Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Massachusetts counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden and Plymouth counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Trump Administration Invests $891 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 43 States

News Release: Projects Will Improve Rural Water Infrastructure for 787,000 Rural Residents and Businesses WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in 43 states.

Trump Administration Invests $891 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 43 States

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water (PDF, 465 KB) and wastewater infrastructure in 43 states.

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of moth orchid (Phalaenopsis spp.) for planting from the Netherlands

Release: The government of Netherlands has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of moth orchid (Phalaenopsis spp.) for planting into the United States and Territories.APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that lists the potential pests likely to remain ...

USDA Releases 2019 Annual Pesticide Data Program Summary

News Release: WASHINGTON, October 27. 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2019 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows that nearly 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues below benchmark levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

USDA Designates Five Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Nebraska counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Dundy, Hitchcock, Keith, Kimball and Perkins counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump Administration Invests $2.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Carolina

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,244 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity YADKINVILLE, N.C., Oct. 26, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $2.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Carolina. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.

USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2030

News Release: (Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020) – On November 6, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release select tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2030 report. USDA will post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections ...

Creepy-Crawly Insects for Halloween: Treehoppers Master the Art of Disguise

News Release: Great costumes are an important part of Halloween. But, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) believe that treehoppers have the most extravagant, bizarre costumes in the insect world. This is mainly because the pronotum (the covering of the first part of the thorax) is usually expanded up and over the body in ways that challenge one's imagination-and helps it to hide from predators.

USDA Designates Lassen County, California, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Lassen County, California, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 Carroll County, New Hampshire, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Carroll County, New Hampshire, 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 the Philippines and Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.

USDA Designates Litchfield County, Connecticut, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

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

More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

News Release: Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

USDA Designates Storey County, Nevada, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Storey County, Nevada, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 Malheur County, Oregon, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area