By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 28 South Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive moisture and flooding that occurred from Jan. 1, 2019, and continuing, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup this summer for CLEAR30, a new pilot program that offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to enroll in a 30-year Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract. This pilot is available to farmers and landowners with expiring water-quality practice CRP contracts in the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay regions. The program signup period is July 6 to Aug. 21, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 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 Evergreen Fresh Farms Inc. The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to three produce sellers in the amount of $350,629 from October 2018 through January 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that New York Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $2,394 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 108,860 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 65,316 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 43,544 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 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 PK Produce Inc. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $827,222 from November 2017 through October 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Prowers County, Colorado, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas, issued a statement Wednesday commemorating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the House Committee on Agriculture.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 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 Hunter Bros. Inc. The company, operating from Pennsylvania, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 26 produce sellers in the amount of $1,260,161 from May 2017 through September 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California released the following statement following President Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maryland and New Mexico have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 28, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maryland and New Mexico 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 | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order to keep meat-processing plants operational as critical infrastructure.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 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 reports that President Donald Trump plans to use the Defense Production Act to order meatpacking companies to stay open during the pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 27, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Kansas and Virginia 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 | Apr 27, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., April 27, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Kansas and Virginia have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on April 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Travis Broocke (Broocke), for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Broocke waived his right to a hearing and paid a penalty of $750.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2020
Release: Summary: The National Poultry Improvement Plan's (NPIP) General Conference Committee advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Secretary on poultry health issues and helps develop recommendations to address poultry health problems for USDA and industry as needed. The Committee is seeking nominations ...
