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Trump Administration Invests $596,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Washington

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 144 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity FREELAND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $596,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in the state of Washington. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $91.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 14,205 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity NIXA, Mo., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Missouri. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $11.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Kentucky and Illinois

News Release: MAYFIELD, Ky., Oct. 22, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kentucky and Illinois. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure; Highlights Record Investments in FY 2020

News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $3.1 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 25 states (PDF, 174 KB), and he highlighted a record level of funding for fiscal year (FY) 2020 to upgrade infrastructure.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Sept. 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Durant Stockyards, LLC (Durant Stockyards), of Durant, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Durant Stockyards waived its right to a hearing and paid a penalty of $3,750.


Trump Administration Invests $91.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri

News Release: NIXA, Mo., Oct. 22, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Missouri. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


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


Trump Administration Invests $596,000 in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Washington

News Release: FREELAND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $596,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in the state of Washington. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Stabenow, Leahy Lead Call for USDA to Reverse Decision to Decrease COVID-19 Relief Available to Dairy Farmers

News Release: Washington - Today, a group of 15 Senators led by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the most senior member of the Committee, called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reverse its decision to unfairly exclude dairy farmers from receiving COVID-19 relief to cover losses related to meat production.


Trump Administration Invests $10.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Michigan

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,727 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Michigan. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $20 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural New Mexico

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 1,414 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $20 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in New Mexico. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $24 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,336 Rural Iowan Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $24 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $24 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $24 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $20 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural New Mexico

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $20 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in New Mexico. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $10.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Michigan

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Michigan. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


Trump Administration Invests $3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Minnesota

News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 600 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Minnesota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


APHIS Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the environmental assessment for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) eradication program in Charleston, Colleton, and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. Although the ...


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


Trump Administration Invests $3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Minnesota

News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Minnesota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.


USDA Files Action Against Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co LLC in North Carolina for Alleged PACA Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from North Carolina, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 31 produce sellers in the amount of $6,374,648 from May 2019 through January 2020.