By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a series of four webinars with guest speakers from three regional USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Centers (CCTCs), the CME Group, and USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). These free webinars begin Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and are...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 487 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity HILL CITY, S.D., Oct. 15, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in South Dakota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 237 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity SPARTANSBURG, Pa., Oct. 15, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $750,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Pennsylvania. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson released the following statement Thursday in response to an announcement that USDA will issue $1.68 billion in payments to farmers through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) as part of the Department’s implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: HILL CITY, S.D., Oct. 15, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in South Dakota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Cows and horses aren't the only fans of alfalfa. Yellow perch like it, too.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-22. Oct. 15, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the South Carolina Clemson University’s Department of Plant ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: SPARTANSBURG, Pa., Oct. 15, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $750,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Pennsylvania. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing $1.68 billion in payments to agricultural producers and landowners for the 21.9 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which provides annual rental payment for land devoted to conservation purposes.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) are accepting applications for new members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing nearly $2.8 million to 17 states and one tribe to conduct research and management activities to combat Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “APHIS is committed to protecting agriculture and ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today wrapped up USDA's first-ever Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) National Work Forum. The three-day virtual, interactive conference connected over 1,500 partners from across the country and multiple sectors to share and learn best practices for promoting and increasing employment among SNAP households through state E&T programs.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
Release: To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the South Carolina Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry, is placing 58.6 square miles under quarantine ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today praised the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for finalizing a rule on position limits for derivatives. The final rule passed by a vote of 3-2.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released a statement regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) final rule on speculative position limits, which fails to go far enough to protect consumers and producers from irresponsible commodity trading that has caused unnecessary spikes in prices for consumers...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 261,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a draft policy statement through the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) on research with Brucella species in outdoor settings. The policy statement will allow researchers to conduct brucellosis ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Provide High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity to Nearly 1000 Rural Households LIVINGSTON, Mont., Oct. 14, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.8 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 413 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity TEA, S.D., Oct. 14, 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 eastern South Dakota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 599 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity BROOKINGS, S.D., Oct. 14, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in central South Dakota. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
