By USDA Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding a new report on the impact of the climate crisis on the financial sector. The report is the result of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, which was established by CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam to identify climate-related financial risks.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $10 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Tennessee. This investment is part of both the $100 million Congress allocated to the ReConnect Program through the CARES Act and the $550 million available in the second round of ReConnect Program Funding.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Louisiana residents recovering from Hurricane Laura could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the invitation for nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for a two-year term on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research. The Task Force advises ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 8, 2020) – Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through as late as Dec. 31, 2020. The flexibilities allow summer meal program operators to continue serving ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Berrien, Cass and Ottawa counties who suffered losses caused by a freeze that occurred from April 14 through May 9, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Gloucester, Morris, Salem, Sussex and Warren counties, who suffered losses due freeze and frost that occurred from April 6 through May 15, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Niobrara County, Wyoming, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered damage and losses due to drought that has occurred since Jan, 1, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Mobile and Washington counties who suffered losses due to excessive rainfall and flash flooding from Tropical Storm Cristobal that occurred June 7 through June 10, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Arkansas, Lawrence and White counties who suffered damage and losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, high winds and lightning that occurred from April 1 through May 30, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, September 8, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Louisiana residents recovering from Hurricane Laura could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Athens and Hocking counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain and cold temperatures that occurred from April 23 through June 5, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Hunter Bros. Inc. (Hunter Bros.), Philadelphia, Pa., for failing to...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, September 8, 2020 - Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through as late as Dec. 31, 2020. The flexibilities allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 13 Iowa counites as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac, Shelby and Webster counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2020
News Release: Lincoln, Nebraska, September 4, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts today to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement between USDA’s Forest Service and the State of Nebraska. The Shared Stewardship Agreement establishes a framework for federal and state agencies to promote active forest management, improve collaboration, and respond to ecological challenges and natural resource concerns in Nebraska.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson released the following statement regarding the situation with United States ethanol imports to Brazil...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Emergency Loans, Increased Flexibilities, and Other Disaster Assistance Programs Available Radcliffe, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2020 — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue designated 18 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas, enabling producers who suffered losses because of the recent Derecho, ...
