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USDA Designates Two Pennsylvania Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Pennsylvania counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Lackawanna and Wayne counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding that occurred July 21, 2018, through Feb. 28, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Holmes County, Florida, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Holmes County, Florida, 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.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


USDA Designates Four Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Duval, Jim Hogg, Webb and Zapata counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Four Washington Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in King, Pierce, Skagit, and Snohomish counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Burlington County, New Jersey, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Burlington County, New Jersey, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding that occurred April 1, 2019, through June 21, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Designates Three Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Dale, Geneva, and Henry counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters

News Release: Signup Begins Sept. 11 for More Than $3 Billion in Aid WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 9, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Signup for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will begin Sept. 11, 2019.


USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New Jersey Produce Business

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Domanth Inc., doing business as Medoff Produce, satisfied a $9,990 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 9, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Signup for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will begin Sept. 11, 2019.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 651,670 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 590,820 metric tons is for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year and 60,850 metric tons is for delivery during the 2020/2021 marketing year.


USDA and Arkansas Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement to Improve Health of Public and Private Lands

News Release: (Little Rock, Arkansas, September 4, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson today to sign a shared stewardship agreement between the USDA’s Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the State of Arkansas.


USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents in the Carolinas to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 451,766 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2019/2020 marketing year.


USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents in the Carolinas to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian

Release: Washington, DC, September 4, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.


USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

News Release: 2020 Enrollment Period to Open in October (Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2019) – Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020.


USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

News Release: Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2019 - Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020.


USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for September 2019

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for September 2019, which are effective September 1-Sept. 30, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for September is 1.875 percent, down from 2.000 percent in August.


USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Dorian

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, New Jersey, Texas and Washington from Operating in the Produce Industry

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...