By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 7, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced New York and Pennsylvania been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus ...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: New e-Connectivity Opportunities to be Provided for Nearly 900 New Hampshire Households WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing $2 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in New Hampshire. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: New e-Connectivity Opportunities to be Provided for 12,500 Residents and Businesses WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing $71 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kansas and Oklahoma. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on April 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Rodney Rasco (Rasco) of Mississippi, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Liberty County, Florida, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Refugio County, Texas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 7, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 686,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China. Of the total, 371,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 315,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 7, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from New Mexico to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow New Mexico to expedite the implementation of online...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Kent and Newaygo counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing $71 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kansas and Oklahoma. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing $2 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in New Hampshire. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced the Kansas recipients of the first round of funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Broadband program.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Like people, some plants handle stress better than others.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on April 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Justin Harless (Harless) of Hattiesburg, Miss., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 6, 2020- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Colorado to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Colorado to expedite the implementation of online purchasing...
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last night sent the following two letters to Governors across the nation and leadership of major meat processing companies. These letters establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) clear expectations for the implementation ...
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) - U.S. Secretary Perdue today applauded the decision made by the District Court of Western Missouri which ruled that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the primary jurisdiction over worker’s safety in meat processing plants across the country during the COVID-19 national emergency.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Colorado to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, May 6, 2020-A new freeze-resistant Trichinella species has been discovered in wolverines by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues. Trichinella are parasites that cause the disease trichinosis (formally referred to as trichinellosis), which people can get by eating raw or undercooked meat from infected animals.
By USDA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation Projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov until midnight July 6, 2020.
