By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
Release: Mt. Wolf, PA, October 9, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending flexibilities to allow free meals to continue to be available to all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year. This unprecedented move is part of USDA’s unwavering commitment to ensuring all children across America have access to nutritious food as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Departmental Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio and her fellow members of the panel sent a letter Friday demanding answers from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a range of issues and questions to which USDA has yet to respond...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Jason Turner, the sole principal of Suncrest Produce Solutions, is not restricted from employment or affiliation with any PACA licensee as previously stated.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: (FRESNO) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, issued the following statement in response to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Food Programme...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
Release: Harrisburg, PA, October 9, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award $10 million in grants to strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs (SNAP E&T), which help participants gain...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program - Plus (WHIP+) for 2018 and 2019 losses. USDA did not originally specify a deadline when the program was announced.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Provide High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity to More Than 746 Rural Households CORNELL, Wis., Oct. 8, 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 ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Delta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Provide High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity to 3,600 Rural Households CROSSVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $16 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Tennessee. These investments are part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: MASON CITY, Iowa, Oct. 8, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $22 million out of the up to $100 million in grants available to increase American ethanol and biodiesel sales. These funds were made available through ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: MASON CITY, Iowa, Oct. 8, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $22 million out of the up to $100 million in grants available to increase American ethanol and biodiesel sales. These funds were made available through...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, Oct. 8, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 for 2021 enrollment.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is revising the requirements for importing fresh blueberry fruit from Chile into the United States. Effective immediately, blueberries from the Biobio and Nuble regions of Chile ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: CORNELL, Wis., Oct. 8, 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 Wisconsin. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, October 8, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Delta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2020
News Release: CROSSVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $16 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Tennessee. These investments are part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Provide High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity to 109 Rural Households LINDEN, Ind., Oct. 7, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Provide High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity to More Than 1,200 Rural Households WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 7, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.8 million in grants to provide broadband service in unserved ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2020
News Release: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Investments will Benefit More Than 12 Million Rural Residents WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $72 million in grants to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities. These investments will benefit more than 12 million rural residents.
