By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: USDA Approves New States and Retailers to Accept SNAP Benefits Online (Washington, D.C., May 20, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that households in 13 new states – Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 20, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Kentucky, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 20, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that households in 13 new states - Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia - will soon be able to purchase food...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale. The company, operating from New Hampshire, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 18 produce sellers in the amount of $260,260 from April 2018 through January 2019.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on April 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Minnix Cattle Company LLC (Minnix Cattle) and Gregory A. Minnix (Minnix) of Virginia, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Kleberg, Nueces, and San Patricio 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 | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Oregon counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Curry, Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath 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 | May 20, 2020
Release: FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION. DA-2020-10. May 20, 2020To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory OfficialsEffective immediately,the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) is modifying conditions for the interstate movement of regulated articles from areas quarantined for European cherry fruit ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 20, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Kentucky, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five California counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Del Norte, Humboldt, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity 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 | May 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2020 income over feed cost margin was $9.15 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the first payment of 2020 for dairy producers who purchased the appropriate level of coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19 (Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief ...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - May 19, 2020: The following statement is attributed to Mindy Brashears, Ph.D., USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will host a public webinar May 26 on fiscal year 2020 funding opportunities under the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. FAS recently published the FY 2020...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Researchers are enlisting mighty microbes in the fight against food waste.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded an announcement from President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to distribute direct assistance to agricultural producers affected by the COVID-19 emergency.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced their final rule to implement the relief Congress provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help farmers who have experienced losses due to the COVID-19 crisis through direct assistance and food purchases.
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 18, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Colorado, Missouri, and Wyoming have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families ...
