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News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2020 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Iowa residents recovering from the effects of the derecho storm that hit the Midwest earlier this month could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China and Unknown Destinations

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

Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for ALB Eradication Program in South Carolina

Release: Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in Charleston, Dorchester, and Colleton Counties in South Carolina

USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on California Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Avocado House Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $8,629 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

USDA Reaches a Consent Decision and Civil Penalty with Mark K. Holder, d/b/a Mark Holder Livestock for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations

News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Mark K. Holder, doing business as Mark Holder Livestock (Holder) of Hartsville, Tenn., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Iowa Disaster Areas

Release: Washington, DC, Aug. 27, 2020 - The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Iowa residents recovering from the effects of the derecho storm that hit the Midwest earlier this month could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

EPA and USDA Announce Competition to Advance Agricultural Sustainability in the United States

News Release: WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Next Gen Fertilizer Challenges, a joint EPA-USDA partnership and competition to advance agricultural sustainability in the United States. The competition includes ...

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Presses USDA on Organic Certification Cost Share Changes

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday, Chairwoman Stacey E. Plaskett of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research ; Committee members Rodney Davis of Illinois and Anthony Brindisi of New York; and Congressman Dan Newhouse of Washington...

USDA Breaks Ground on New Agricultural Research Technology Center in Salinas, California

News Release: SALINAS, CALIFORNIA, Aug. 26, 2020-Construction of the USDA Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) new Agricultural Research Technology Center in Salinas, California, kicked off today with a virtual and live groundbreaking ceremony.

USDA Extends Signup Deadline for New Conservation Pilot Program in Prairie Pothole Region

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to Nov. 20, 2020, for the Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP), a new pilot program that enables farmers to receive payments for planting perennial cover for conservation use for three to five years. Signup...

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 400,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

Ranking Member Stabenow, Chairman Scott Denounce USDA Inaction to Provide School Meals to Children

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reverse its decision and take action to provide healthy meals to students for the duration of the school year.

Trump Administration Announces Additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

News Release: USDA Begins Issuing Agreements for Round Three (Washington – Aug. 25, 2020) – Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The additional funding allows the program to continue ...

USDA and Wyoming Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement to Improve Forests and Grasslands

News Release: Cheyenne, Wyoming, Aug. 25, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon today in a virtual ceremony to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement between USDA’s Forest Service and the State of Wyoming. The Shared Stewardship Agreement establishes ...

USDA Announces First-Ever Recipients of Urban Agriculture Grants and Cooperative Agreements

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the selection of recipients for about $4.1 million in grants and cooperative agreements through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. These are the first-ever recipients of these grants and cooperative agreements.

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Recent Wildfires

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of assistance for agricultural producers affected by the recent wildfires to help eligible farmers and ranchers reestablish their operations.

Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China, Japan, and Unknown Destinations