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News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Designates Two Wyoming Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Wyoming counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Goshen and Sweetwater counties 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 Colorado Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Moffat, Morgan, Park and Sedgwick counties 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 Two New Mexico Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two New Mexico counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bernalillo and Torrance counties 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 Two Arizona Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in La Paz and Santa Cruz counties 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 Three Utah Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Utah counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Daggett, Duchesne and Summit counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Japan and Unknown Destinations

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

USDA Designates Six Nebraska Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Nebraska counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Colfax, Cuming, Dawes, Dodge, Stanton and Thurston counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Availability of Preliminary Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Petition to Deregulate Petunias Modified Using Genetic Engineering

Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on two documents related to the potential deregulation of a petunia variety developed using genetic engineering to produce orange flowers. The documents are a preliminary Plant Pest ...

USDA Reaches a Consent Decision and Civil Penalty with James Steven Kemp for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against James Steven Kemp (Kemp) of Pleasant Shade, Tenn., on Aug. 21, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields

News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners of the September 30 deadline to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields for covered commodities on the farm. This is a one-time opportunity for producers to update yields, which are used to calculate 2020 through 2023 payments.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of soybean meal for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

USDA Wildlife Services Video Shares Images of Daily Work to Manage Rabies

Release: The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Rabies Management Program (NRMP) has released a video in support of World Rabies Day, Sept. 28, a global day of action and awareness for rabies prevention. A unit in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the rabies program works to stop the spread of rabies in land-dwelling wildlife and eventually to eliminate rabies in wildlife populations.

Chair Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing on 2020 Wildfires

News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the following statement at today's hearing on 2020 wildfires, response and recovery.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Roadless Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the upcoming publication of a Final Environmental Impact Statement that describes the environmental effects of six alternatives, including whether the Tongass National Forest should be exempted from the 2001 Roadless Rule.

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Delaware, Florida, Illinois and Washington from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...

Chair Spanberger Statement Following 2020 Wildfires Hearing