By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Provides Producers with Marketing Flexibilities Amid COVID-19 Uncertainties WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020 – Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The loans now mature at 12 months rather than nine, and this flexibility is available for most commodities.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., April 9, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus 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 9, 2020
Release: Washington - April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month and the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls on the public to do more to protect our nation’s food crops, forests and natural resources against invasive pests. This follows the United Nations’ declaration of 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health-a campaign aimed at bringing worldwide attention to the devastating impact invasive pests and diseases have on agriculture, livelihoods and food security.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
Release: Contacts: Mike Stepien, 301-851-4107. Mike.Stepien@usda.gov. Lyndsay Cole, 970-494-7410. Lyndsay.M.Cole@usda.gov April 9, 2020, Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N3 ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 9, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus 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 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The loans now mature at 12 months rather than nine, and this flexibility is available for most commodities.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the temporary suspension of the preclearance program for apples and pears from New Zealand. While APHIS is unable to send preclearance inspectors to New Zealand at this time due to COVID-19 travel restrictions ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval for Arizona and California’s request to provide online purchasing of food to SNAP Households in the States of Arizona and California. ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on March 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Ida-Beef LLC (Ida), of Burley, Idaho, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Ida waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $2,975.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 8, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval for Arizona and California’s request to provide online purchasing of food to SNAP Households in the States of Arizona and California. This approval will allow the states to expedite the implementation...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 7, 2020
News Release: Cotton growers in Texas face unpredictable rainfall, limited water for irrigation and fluctuating prices for the Upland cotton they produce. With such problems becoming more pronounced each year, they might want to consider new options such as Pima cotton production, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2020
Release: (Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger at a zoo in New York. This is the first instance of a tiger being infected with COVID-19. Samples from this ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: $72 Million Available to Help Rural Residents Gain Access to Health Care and Educational Opportunities WASHINGTON, April 3, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is opening a second application window for funding under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for April 2020, which are effective April 1-April 30, 2020. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for April is 0.625 percent, down from 1.500 percent in March.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 567,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China. Of the total, 63,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 504,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 3, 2020 -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the launch of an online tool - the “Meals for Kids" Site Finder - to help families find meals for children while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the latest in a series of swift actions USDA has taken to keep children and low-income individuals fed during the ongoing health crisis.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., urged the Small Business Administration to ensure farmers and ranchers can access new loan programs created in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is opening a second application window for funding under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
Release: Invasive rodents on islands, predators eating livestock, vultures pecking at property, birds colliding with airplanes. Wildlife damage can take many forms. As such, wildlife managers need a variety of tools to help reduce damage.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 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 Southern Sun LLC. The company, operating from New Jersey, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $744,685 from February 2018 through November 2018.
