By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue attended the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 48th Annual Legislative Action Conference yesterday where he participated in a fireside chat with SNA President Gay Anderson and SNA CEO Patricia Montague. The Secretary discussed...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California delivered the following statement at today's hearing on stakeholder perspectives on agricultural trade.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., March 10, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced proactive flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. You may click HERE or on the image below to watch Secretary Perdue discuss the proactive flexibilities during today’s House Appropriations hearing.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue attended the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 48th Annual Legislative Action Conference yesterday where he participated in a fireside chat with SNA President Gay Anderson and SNA CEO Patricia Montague. The Secretary discussed ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement and has taken several additional actions to realize its agriculture-related commitments. The agreement entered ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C., March 10, 2020 – Consistent with the Commerce Department’s Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico (the Agreement), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today notified the Department of Commerce (Commerce) of an additional need for sugar ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson delivered the following opening statement at today's business meeting to consider the letter on budget views and estimates.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Klickitat County, Washington, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to freezing and extremely cold temperatures that occurred Oct. 2 through Oct. 10, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement and has taken several additional actions to realize its agriculture-related commitments. The agreement entered into force on Feb. 14, 2020, and the actions announced today build upon the measures announced on February 25. The most recent actions include.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 10, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced proactive flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. You may click HERE or on the image below to watch Secretary Perdue discuss the proactive flexibilities during today’s House Appropriations hearing.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 123,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2020 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today that the fifth meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, originally scheduled to be held in Washington, DC, later this ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today that the fifth meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, originally scheduled to be held in Washington, DC, later this week, will move...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 123,500 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Thursday announcement on pending publication of a proposed rule to modify employment and training programs for recipients of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 7, 2020 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a request from California to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. These meals are available at no cost to low-income children – and are not required to be served in a group setting – to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools are temporarily closed.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 7, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 7, 2020 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a request from California to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. These meals are available at no cost to low-income children - and are not required to be served in a group setting - to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools are temporarily closed.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Friday, March 6, 2020) – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a proposed rule that will strengthen the way states serve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients through Employment and Training. The proposal was announced at Jane Addams ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 6, 2020 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a request from Washington State to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. These meals are available at no cost to low-income children, and are not required to be served in a group setting, to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools are temporarily closed.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach today announced additional measures to control and eradicate African Swine Fever (ASF) if the virus is ever detected in the U.S. “First and foremost, USDA is committed to doing all it ...
