By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income Alabama residents recovering from Hurricane Sally could be eligible for a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing plans to implement phase 6 of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule, effective Oct. 1, 2020. In August, we announced that we would delay ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2020-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final rule that removes the federal domestic quarantine regulation for the pine shoot beetle (PSB, Tomicus piniperda). Eliminating this regulation is in keeping ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 30, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income Alabama residents recovering from Hurricane Sally could be eligible for a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 215,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today voted for a continuing resolution (CR), which averts a federal government shutdown and includes a full replenishment of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to aid agricultural producers. The CR funds the federal government until Dec. 11, 2020, and is now ready for President Trump’s signature into law.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 100 Rural Households to High-speed Internet e-Connectivity RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in southwestern South Dakota and eastern Wyoming. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income California residents dealing with the ongoing wildfires could be eligible for a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 29, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced over $5.5 million in grants to state partners as part of ongoing efforts to enhance the program integrity of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA is providing $5 million in SNAP Fraud...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 29, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income California residents dealing with the ongoing wildfires could be eligible for a helping hand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 29, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Cal Tex Produce L.P. violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay a reparation award in the amount of $8,030 in February 2020. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Fresh Produce Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from Texas, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 15 produce sellers in the amount of $374,069 from May 2018 through August 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-20. Sept. 29, 2020 To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 13 and 14, 2020, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) removed two Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantines ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, recently was the keynote speaker at the 2020 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit DC.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 29, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in southwestern South Dakota and eastern Wyoming. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two New Hampshire counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties who suffered losses caused by frost that occurred from May 6 through June 2, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
