By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, 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
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Fedo Garcia and Riata Cattle Company Inc. (Riata), of Raymondville, Texas...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 6, 2020 - Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a proposed rulethat will strengthen the way states serve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients through Employment and Training. The proposal was announced at Jane Addams Resource Corporation...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 6, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Larry Browning, owner of Athens Livestock Sales LLC (Athens Livestock) of...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: New rule encourages more robust services and opportunities to gain skills for today’s job market (Washington, D.C., March 5, 2020) – In light of President Trump’s historic economic expansion - with a 3.6% unemployment rate and 6.4 million job openings across the nation - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a proposed rule that will strengthen the way states serve SNAP recipients through Employment and Training.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 5, 2020 - In light of President Trump’s historic economic expansion - with a 3.6% unemployment rate and 6.4 million job openings across the nation - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a proposed rule that will strengthen the way states serve SNAP recipients through Employment and Training.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 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 | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that PFI Express Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $57,638 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transaction(s).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 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 Trinity Fresh Distribution LLC. The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 10 produce sellers in the amount of $3,898,506 from March 2018 through January 2019.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
Release: Public can help eradicate pest WASHINGTON, March 5, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is working with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to combat the Mexican fruit fly ( Anastrepha ludens) in Cameron and Willacy Counties in Texas. Following ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2020 - Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 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., today announced the Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Agriculture Innovation and the Federal Biotechnology Regulatory Framework."
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, March 4, 2020 - Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $900 million to build, preserve or improve rural electric infrastructure across 16 states (PDF, 151 KB). Censky made the announcement at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s annual meeting and conference in New Orleans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: Funding Includes $17 Million for Smart Grid Improvements NEW ORLEANS, March 4, 2020 – Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $900 million to build, preserve or improve rural electric infrastructure across 16 states. Censky made the announcement at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s annual meeting and conference in New Orleans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
Release: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending the comment period on the draft pest risk assessments for apricot, nectarine, peach, European plum, and Japanese plum for consumption from Australia for 30 days. This action will allow interested parties additional time to prepare ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Kalamazoo County, Michigan, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain that occurred March 9, 2019, through Nov. 4, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: The final rule for the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, was published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2020. As required by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, this rule implements changes to NAP, making buy-up coverage levels available...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has analyzed the potential environmental effects of establishing an integrated management strategy to control cogongrass in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The draft environmental assessment ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 16 North Dakota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by five separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
