By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Washington, D.C. - Jan. 31, 2020. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a record of decision (ROD) on the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program. APHIS will now implement the ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: ARROWSIC, Maine, Jan. 30, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ” LaVoy visited the Arrowsic Volunteer Fire Station to announce a $9.87 million investment in four infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 4,527 households and 215 businesses in rural Maine. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
Release: USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a critical resource in ensuring a strong nutritional foundation for participants. Today, USDA is taking a step to gather additional information on ways to improve and maximize usage of a key tool we provide our state partners through the release of a Request for Information (RFI) on the WIC National Universal Product Code (NUPC) Database.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 30,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to Egypt during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that RR & Tequila Limes LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,600 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transaction(s).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: ARROWSIC, Maine, Jan. 30, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ" LaVoy visited the Arrowsic Volunteer Fire Station to announce a $9.87 million investment in four infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 4,527 households and 215 businesses in rural Maine. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released a statement regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) reproposed rule on speculative position limits, which protect consumers from irresponsible commodity trading that has caused unnecessary spikes in prices for gas and other products...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Washington State Director Kirk Pearson announced USDA has invested $2.4 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve e-Connectivity for approximately 250 households and home-based businesses in rural Mason County in southwest Washington. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arizona State Director Jack R. Smith announced USDA has invested $1.6 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,492 rural households, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, Ky., Jan. 29, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $55.3 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. These projects, part of the first round of USDA’s ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Indiana counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Fountain, Parke, and Vermillion counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rain that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Washington State Director Kirk Pearson announced USDA has invested $2.4 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve e-Connectivity for approximately 250 households and home-based businesses in rural Mason County in southwest Washington. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz., Jan. 29, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arizona State Director Jack R. Smith announced USDA has invested $1.6 million in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,492 rural households, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Academy Fruit Company LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $104,195 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transaction(s).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 29, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, Ky., Jan. 29, 2020 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy announced USDA has invested $55.3 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in rural Kentucky. These projects, part of the first round of USDA’s...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Access to High-Speed Internet will Expand Economic Development, Innovation, Technology, Workforce, and Improve Quality of Life ALEXANDRIA, La., Jan. 28, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Louisiana State Director Roy Holleman announced USDA has invested $15.5 million ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: Access to High-Speed Internet will Expand Economic Development, Innovation, Technology, Workforce, and Improve Quality of Life TRENTON, Mo., Jan. 28, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $60.9 million ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 28, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by Feb. 28, 2020. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term.
