By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued the following statement Wednesday criticizing the Trump Administration’s desired cuts to Federal anti-hunger programs, including nearly $182 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in its FY2021 budget.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, raised concerns over alleged climate censorship in a U.S. Forest Service environmental review. According to recent news reports , a deputy official instructed an employee to remove all references to climate change and greenhouse gasses in a federal register notice.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota released a statement today in response to the release of the White House’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2021. The budget includes a call for an 8.2 percent reduction in discretionary spending at USDA when the Department’s...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 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) reached a consent decision with MCCS Livestock Inc., doing business as Leflore County Livestock Auction (LeFlore), Wister, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal 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 | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chairwoman Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands issued the following statement for the record at today's hearing on economic opportunities from local agricultural markets."Good morning and thank you for joining us as we discuss how farmers and ranchers across the country are capitalizing off local agricultural markets.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Nevada counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clark and Lincoln 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 | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Rawlins County, Kansas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, high winds, and hail that occurred between Aug. 11 and Aug. 14, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Wyoming counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by two separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 39 Virginia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by two separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 20 Michigan counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Arenac, Barry, Bay, Branch, Chippewa, Clare, Gladwin, Ionia, Lake, Luce, Mackinac, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Tuscola, Van Buren, and Wexford counties...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Kane County, Utah, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers 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 | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Kentucky counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Fayette, Fleming, Jessamine, and Scott counties who suffered losses due to drought and high temperatures that have occurred since Aug. 28, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two New York counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Onondaga and Orleans counties who suffered losses due to hail that occurred on Aug. 15 and 16, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated seven Minnesota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent weather events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 14 Wisconsin counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Brown, Calumet, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Price, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, and Winnebago counties who suffered losses due to continuous...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Glasscock, Starr, and Sterling 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 | Feb 11, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 17 Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent weather events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
