By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2020
Release: APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine is developing a new online permitting system called eFile. Beginning in fall 2020, importers will be able to use the eFile to apply for and receive fresh fruit and vegetable import permits, in many cases, within the same day! Until then, APHIS will continue issuing ...
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, 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 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 15, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Louisiana and Indiana have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020 – U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an online portal to begin accepting applications for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grants. USDA plans to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the sale and availability of ethanol and biodiesel fuels.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the extension of three nationwide waivers, giving child nutrition program operators the flexibility they need to continue to feed children while promoting social distancing and keeping families safe during the ...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties who suffered losses due to excessive snow, freeze, and high winds that occurred Dec. 29, 2019, through Jan. 5, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a group of 29 Democratic Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, raised new concerns about the Trump Administration’s Executive Order that has pressured meat processing plants to open without ...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 15, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the extension of three nationwide waivers, giving child nutrition program operators the flexibility they need to continue to feed children while promoting social distancing and keeping families safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 17 South Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Aurora, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchison, Lincoln, Miner, Turner, Union, and Yankton counties who suffered...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, and Wakulla counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 15, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Louisiana and Indiana 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 15, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020 - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an online portal to begin accepting applications for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grants. USDA plans to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the sale and availability of ethanol and biodiesel fuels.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Matagorda, and Willacy counties who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 14, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Wyoming to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Wyoming to expedite the implementation of online purchasing...
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced New Hampshire has 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 14, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Wyoming to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
News Release: Since October 2019, USDA has invested $744 Million to bring high-speed broadband e-Connectivity to 172,000 households across 34 states WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing more than $500,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Iowa. This investment is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act. The Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient ...
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
Release: (Washington, D.C., May 14, 2020) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a final rule updating and modernizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act. The Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient ...
By USDA Newswire | May 14, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 14, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced New Hampshire has 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.
