By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY - Nevada: Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has issued a Decision and Finding of no Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled “Environmental Assessment for Predator ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Carolina. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - New legislation introduced today by House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio and her fellow subcommittee members would allow states to extend administrative flexibilities for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has launched a new website to help the regulated community and other interested stakeholders understand and implement the new licensing and veterinary care requirements set forth in our recent Animal Welfare Act regulatory ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 27, 2020-Beginning July 27, the U.S. National Arboretum (USNA ) will move into Phase 2 of its re-opening plan that will allow the facility to remain open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch a third round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program purchases with distributions to occur beginning by September 1 with completion by Oct. 31, 2020. The purchases will spend the balance of $3 billion authorized for the program. So far, over 46 million Farmers to Families Food Boxes have been invoiced and delivered.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Chaffee and Fremont 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 | Jul 24, 2020
Release: Resources Will Help All Poultry Owners and Handlers Follow Good Biosecurity
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch a third round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program purchases with distributions to occur beginning by September 1 with completion by Oct. 31, 2020. The purchases will spend the balance of $3 billion authorized for the program. So far, over 46 million Farmers to Families Food Boxes have been invoiced and delivered.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated nine Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, and Swisher 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 | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated San Miguel County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 | Jul 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated seven Kansas 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.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following remarks at today’s hearing on farm energy production: impacts on farm income and rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., July 23, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Arkansas and Hawaii to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Chairman David Scott provided the following statement during the House Agriculture Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Hearing on farm energy productions and their impact on income and rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 23, 2020-The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its 2020 awardees of the Agriculture Research Service's 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program. The program, established in 2015 to honor the 125th anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Universities, gives opportunities for tenure- and research-track faculty at historically black land-grant universities to collaborate with ARS laboratories across the nation.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, July 23, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Arkansas and Hawaii to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Arkansas and Hawaii to expedite the implementation...
