By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: HUGER, S.C., Dec. 9, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jim Hubbard announced USDA has invested $8.1 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 3,780 homes in rural South Carolina. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: A new strawberry cultivar, Keepsake, was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ). 'Keepsake' is a midseason, spring-bearing, or short-day strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch ex Rozier). The new strawberry is the first resulting from an increased effort by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at Beltsville, Maryland, to develop strawberries with improved shelf life.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: HUGER, S.C., Dec. 9, 2019 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jim Hubbard announced USDA has invested $8.1 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 3,780 homes in rural South Carolina. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Mike Perschbacher (Perschbacher) of Sulpher, Okla., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2019
News Release: 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. Mr. Ken Isley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Mr. Trey Hicks, Director, Office of Food for Peace, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., December 6, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement regarding the latest jobs report released today by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The jobs report shows the economy added 266,000 new jobs in November with an unemployment rate of 3.5%, ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 245,872 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Rouzer (R-N.C.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced a resolution commending the Federal Food for Peace program, recognizing the ongoing humanitarian need in conflict areas around the globe, and calling for the continued prioritization of funding for Food for Peace programs.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: HAMILTON, Ala., Dec. 5, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $62.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 8,000 rural households, ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
Release: Dear Stakeholders:I am pleased to announce that effective immediately, Dr. Betty Goldentyer will officially become Animal Care’s (AC) Deputy Administrator, a position she’s been acting in since August 2019 when the program’s previous Deputy Administrator, Bernadette Juarez, moved to APHIS' Biotechnology ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: HAMILTON, Ala., Dec. 5, 2019 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy announced USDA has invested $62.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 8,000 rural households, ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will sponsor seven agribusiness trade missions in 2020 to grow and diversify export opportunities around the world for America’s farmers and ranchers, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2019 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is Feb. 28, 2020, while signup for continuous CRP is ongoing.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 245,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 120,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 125,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded more than $24 million for 16 projects that integrate innovative conservation practices to help farmers combat the climate crisis and create opportunities to ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2019 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is Feb. 28, 2020, while signup for continuous CRP is ongoing.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for a conservation program to benefit the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher, a small, neotropical migrant ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ill., Dec. 4, 2019 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Bill Northey announced USDA has invested $12.8 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 1,650 homes in rural Illinois. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: With record low unemployment, USDA finalizes rule to promote work (Washington, D.C., December 4, 2019) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a final rule to move more able-bodied recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) towards self-sufficiency and into employment. The rule restores the system to what Congress intended: assistance through difficult times, not a way of life.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ill., Dec. 4, 2019 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Bill Northey announced USDA has invested $12.8 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for more than 1,650 homes in rural Illinois. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
