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.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: New public-private partnership surpasses initial goal to serve five-times more kids during COVID-19 (Washington, D.C., May 5, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a major expansion of Meals to You, USDA’s innovative partnership with the Baylor University Collaborative on ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maine, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Vermont have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: New Opportunities for e-Connectivity for more than 2,200 New Mexico Households WASHINGTON, May 5, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced during a virtual press conference that USDA is investing $23 million for three recipients in New Mexico to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas. These investments are part of USDA’s round one investments made through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has analyzed the potential environmental impacts of releasing a parasitoid wasp to biologically control the Russian wheat aphid. The Russian wheat aphid is a wingless, pale yellow-green or gray-green insect ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced during a virtual press conference that USDA is investing $23 million for three recipients in New Mexico to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas. These investments are part of USDA’s round one investments made through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
Release: The United State Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting a for the agency’s animal disease traceability regulations. The program standards provide technical information about different program elements outlined in the existing regulations, as well ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 5, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maine, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Vermont 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 5, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 5, 2020 - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a major expansion of Meals to You, USDA’s innovative partnership with the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, and PepsiCo, to feed low-income kids in rural areas. The initiative will now serve nearly five million meals per week to rural children impacted by COVID-19-related school closures - five times its original goal.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on March 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Christopher J. Bartels (Bartels) and Bartels Packing Inc. (Bartels Packing) of Eugene, Ore., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson released the following statement today on the retirement of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz.
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2020
Release: Jason Suckow of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has been named director of the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. NWRC is the research unit of APHIS’ Wildlife Services (WS) program, which provides Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
Release: On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced increased availability of credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s (CCC) Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2020. Further details of the announcements may be found at.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today applauded the announcement that agricultural producers, for the first time, are now eligible for the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of renewable fuels.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Nevada to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: A new biobased kitty litter from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists could be coming to a box near you-your cat's, that is.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 4, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of renewable fuels.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 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 ...
