By USDA Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 25, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Carolina State Director Debbie Turbeville announced USDA has invested $9.1 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for 6,251 homes in rural Kershaw County. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WISDOM, Mont., Feb. 24, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Charles Robison joined Rep. Greg Gianforte to announce USDA has invested $3.3 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 142 homes, businesses, farms and ranches in Beaverhead County. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 24, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting perennial cover for conservation use for three to five years. The new Conservation...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 163,290 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Salvatore Anthony DiMaria (DiMaria) and ADD Enterprises Inc. (ADD) of Dix Hill, N.Y., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a 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 imposed sanctions on Write On Marketing Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., for failing to meet...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its regulations for the accredited veterinarian program, in order to clarify program definitions.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WISDOM, Mont., Feb. 24, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Charles Robison joined Rep. Greg Gianforte to announce USDA has invested $3.3 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 142 homes, businesses, farms and ranches in Beaverhead County. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: CLAXTON, Ga., Feb. 21, 2020 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $5 million investment in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,221 rural households, 32 pre-subscribed businesses and 20 pre-subscribed farms in McIntosh ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: Washington - Winn Dixie Stores Inc., with headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., has posted a $1 million surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: CLAXTON, Ga., Feb. 21, 2020 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $5 million investment in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,221 rural households, 32 pre-subscribed businesses and 20 pre-subscribed farms in McIntosh...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Feb. 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Michael Austin Hand (Hand) of Ocilla, Ga., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20, 2020 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, limited...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: The Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a Solution for Farmers, Consumers, and the Environment (Washington, D.C, Feb. 20, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, limited ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WHITEROCKS, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy visited Big Run Ranches to announce a $23.6 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure. This investment will build an all-fiber network that will ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 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 three produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
Release: The government of Kenya has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) for consumption into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Michael S. Rawlings, Drew Johnson and Jonathan Dyer were not responsibly connected members of Adams Produce Company LLC (Adams), Birmingham, Ala. This is an update to Press Release No: 114-14 issued on April 24, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2020
News Release: WHITEROCKS, Utah, Feb. 20, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy visited Big Run Ranches to announce a $23.6 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure. This investment will build an all-fiber network that will...
