By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Apache, Coconino, Greenlee and Navajo counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, March 28, 2019 - Low-income Nebraskans recovering from recent flooding could be eligible for food benefits through the Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) program approved today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department also approved the state’s request for temporary flexibility in meeting school lunch meal pattern requirements.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 13 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Otero, Park and Pueblo counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 13 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Anderson, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Haskell, Houston, Leon, Madison, Sutton, Walker, Washington and Young who suffered losses caused by excessive moisture and flooding that occurred from Sept. 3, 2018 through Jan. 28, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Wakulla County, Florida, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to Hurricane Michael that occurred on Oct. 10, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 21 New Mexico counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Eddy, Grant, Lincoln, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos and Union counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Nevada counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Elko and White Pine counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: (March 28, 2019) - - In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Ranking Member Glenn “G.T." Thompson of Pennsylvania, and more than 70 Democratic and Republican House colleagues urged the Department to prioritize the implementation of dairy provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight New Hampshire counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought or recent excessive moisture may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Oregon counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Douglas and Lane counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a bipartisan letter that raised concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule to make harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to withdraw the proposal.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Louisiana parishes as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes who suffered losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Sept. 1, 2018 through Dec. 12, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Washington - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a complaint to Michael W. Whitten (Whitten), Theodosia, Mo., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 26, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $116 million to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 171,000 rural Americans in 23 states.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $116 million (PDF, 158 KB) to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 171,000 rural Americans in 23 states.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 33 Pennsylvania counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding and flooding that occurred on or after July 21, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Massachusetts counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Berkshire, Bristol, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rainfall and moisture that occurred on or after July 17, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Martin County, Minnesota, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred April 15 through Aug. 17, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated nine California counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
