By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, in addition to purchases previously announced, which will enable USDA to purchase surplus food for distribution to communities...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 115,800 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 4, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, in addition to purchases previously announced, which will enable USDA to purchase surplus food for distribution...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, 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 approval will allow Nevada to expedite the implementation of online purchasing...
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2020
Release: To Animal Welfare Act Licensees and Registrants:On March 27, 2020, we advised you of our process adjustments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to update you on the current status of our activities as well as future operational plans. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as ...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., May 1, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Minnesota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This ...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 1, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Delaware and Oregon 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 1, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 1, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Minnesota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow the States to expedite the implementation of online...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 1, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Delaware and Oregon 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 1, 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 Jones Potato Chip Co. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to four produce sellers in the amount of $438,673 from November 2018 through March 2019.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program - Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought or excess moisture in 2018 and 2019. Signup for these causes of loss opened...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 132,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 132,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 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 two produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, urged USDA to provide flexibility for farmers and non-profits and ensure a wide variety of food is used in its Farmers to Families Food Box program.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for May 2020, which are effective May 1-May 31, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson issued a statement supporting efforts to create local task forces to provide a framework to safely and efficiently reopen meatpacking facilities in a way that protects worker health and safety and begins to reduce the backup of hogs for...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Michael Conaway released the following statements congratulating Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy, on her retirement.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 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 under the PACA against Old West Export Inc. The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to five produce sellers in the amount of $1,059,875 from March 2018 through November 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) led a group of bipartisan senators in urging the USDA to target COVID-19 relief provisions to reach local farmers in the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). USDA created CFAP to administer relief ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a final environmental assessment for releasing the insect Sericothrips staphylinus within the contiguous United States to control gorse. Gorse is a spiny shrub found primarily on the east and ...
