By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: Projects will Improve Water Pressure, Address Public Health and Environmental Issues WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that the department is investing $635 million in 122 projects to improve water systems and wastewater handling services in rural communities in 42 states. USDA is funding the projects through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's subcommittee hearing to review credit conditions in rural America...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: USDA Invests in Drinking Water Quality and Wastewater Management for 784,000 Rural Residents and Businesses in 42 States
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: A national collection of plant seeds, now used to restore degraded habitats, could also be tapped for other purposes, including breeding better food crops, forages, ornamentals, industrial crops, and livestock feed, according to an assessment by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Colorado.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, issued a statement following a Tuesday hearing with USDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Naomi Earp. During testimony, Deputy Assistant Secretary Earp claimed, “… some frequent filers use EEO complaints to punish managers and supervisors," adding that she believed the practice is “a pretty effective tool.".
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia Fudge of Ohio delivered the following statement at today's subcommittee hearing to review the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 191,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: 2:00 p.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. The Honorable Naomi C. Earp, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, November 20 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in 1300 Longworth, the House Ag Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit will host an expo focused on broadband technologies.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, and Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-3), Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, today requested a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General investigation ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: 10:00 a.m. 1300 Longworth House Office Building. WITNESS LIST. The Honorable Glen R. Smith, Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Virginia. Accompanied by: Mr. Robert Coleman, Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit Administration, McLean, Virginia. Mr. Charles R. Rawls, General Counsel,...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it fully intends to take appropriate actions to ensure an adequate supply of sugar to the U.S. market.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: BETHANY, Mo., Nov. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce today announced USDA has invested $41.6 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Missouri and Southern Iowa. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s Reconnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: HAWARDEN, Iowa, Nov. 15, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey today announced USDA has invested $7.2 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Iowa and South Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin the ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: BETHANY, Mo., Nov. 15, 2019 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce today announced USDA has invested $41.6 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Missouri and Southern Iowa. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s Reconnect Pilot Program investments.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin the...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it fully intends to take appropriate actions to ensure an adequate supply of sugar to the U.S. market.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., [Friday Nov. 15, 2019] - USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking immediate action to prevent the introduction of tomato brown rugose fruit virus into the United States and protect U.S. tomato and pepper production worth more than $2.3 billion annually.
