By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 285,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2019, which runs from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 27, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the CARES Act: “The passage of the Coronavirus response legislation will provide much needed relief to Americans across this country, especially workers ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Austin, Brooks, Hidalgo, and McMullen counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
Release: To Animal Welfare Act Licensees and Registrants:USDA, APHIS, Animal Care is appreciative of the efforts being made across the country to continue to provide excellent animal care under increasingly difficult circumstances. We know that exhibitors, breeders and research facilities are all dealing with ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Arkansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent two recent disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement in response to the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to authorize temporary waivers for in-person interviews for eligible H-2 visa applicants.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Actions Highlighted on New Webpage WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency. On Wednesday, March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Families ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Nationwide waivers grant states the flexibility to allow parent pick-up of meals for kids, ease burdens on local meal providers WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional flexibilities to make it easier for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C., March 26, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the importation of fragrant pears from an additional production area in China. This completes work on a commodity listed in Phase One of the Plant Health of the Economic ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices are open by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff are available to continue helping agricultural producers with program signups, loan servicing and other important actions. Additionally, FSA is relaxing the loan-making process and adding flexibilities for servicing direct and guaranteed loans to provide credit to producers in need.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 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 Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 12 produce sellers in the amount of $707,592 from December 2018 through April 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. Through CRP, farmers and ranchers receive an...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: Washington - PAB Produce Inc., operating out of Los Angeles, Calif., posted a $150,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to employ Jose Del Toro, Jr., as required by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
Release: We recognize the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic poses to trade. We are doing all we can to ensure the health and safety of our employees while still delivering the services you need. At this time, we continue to provide all of our regular plant and plant product import and export services, including:Accepting ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 26, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional flexibilities to make it easier for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities to get food during the COVID-19 national emergency and remove administrative roadblocks for the dedicated local staff...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 26, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency. On Wednesday, March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota welcomed news Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will accept more than 3.4 million acres in the recently completed General Sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
