By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year. USDA has continued enacting President Trump’s goals of regulatory reform, streamlining government, and refocusing USDA to be customer oriented.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a bipartisan vote of 385-41.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two South Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Aiken and Hampton 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 | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 19, 2019 - USDA farm programs helped producers weather a tough 2019, marked with prevented planting, delayed harvests, and unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs. USDA’s farm program agencies - the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Dec. 19, 2019 - Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps today highlighted the agency’s many accomplishments over the past year to leverage our nation’s agricultural abundance to ensure every American has access to wholesome, nutritious food, even when they face challenging circumstances.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Jefferson County, Indiana, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight New Hampshire counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Sullivan counties who suffered losses caused by extreme cold and temperature fluctuations resulting in winterkill, that occurred between Dec. 1, 2018, and April 20, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Archer, Bandera, Burnet, Edwards, Kerr, Real, San Saba, and Victoria 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 | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson released the following statement in regard to the release of the supplemental rule to address the Small Refinery Waiver actions that have been taken by the Administration...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Gila, La Paz, Mohave, and Yavapai 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 | Dec 19, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy today highlighted major accomplishments and investments that are building prosperity and strengthening the nation’s rural businesses and communities.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson and House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa released the following statement today following the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the House...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Throughout 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continued to deliver on its promise to pursue free, fair and reciprocal trade and open markets around the world for America’s farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement regarding passage of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding bill, which largely rejects the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Farm Bill and the USDA.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 22 Michigan 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 | Dec 19, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proud to provide a wide range of services that promote the marketing of U.S. agricultural products throughout the United States and the world. In 2019 AMS supported both new and established industries through its efforts to create national standards for agricultural products and to improve tools and resources for our customers.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 18, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe announced USDA has invested $5.6 million in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 3,250 rural households ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 18, 2019 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe announced USDA has invested $5.6 million in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for more than 3,250 rural households...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, today announced her support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, Stabenow worked closely with other Democratic leaders in the House and Senate to modify the agreement proposed by President Trump to include strong trade protections and enforcement tools that are good for Michigan and good for American agriculture.
