Archive for September 2018
USDA Provides Hurricane Florence Victims Needed Relief and Recovery Aid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2018 – As Hurricane Florence approached, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use all available authorities to ensure the…
Read MoreUSDA Approves North Carolina WIC Flexibilities in Wake of Hurricane Florence
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2018 – The state of North Carolina will be able to better serve participants through the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)…
Read MoreUSDA Assistance Available for Flood Damaged Ag Land
Columbia, S.C., September 20, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to South Carolina farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because…
Read MoreUSDA Eases Program Rules for South Carolina SNAP Participants Impacted by Florence
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today granted flexibility to allow South Carolina residents to replace food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost due to…
Read MoreUSDA Provides North Carolina Children Affected by Hurricane Florence with Access to Free Meals
WASHINGTON, September 19, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is making it easier for North Carolina schools affected by Hurricane Florence to feed students during this…
Read MoreUSDA Partners to Improve Electric Infrastructure for More Than 347,000 Rural Americans Across 13 States
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $398.5 million (PDF, 105 KB)…
Read MoreRising Wages–a Sign of Slowing Corporate Profits or Inflation?
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreUSDA Provides Additional Food Options to SNAP Participants Impacted by Hurricane Florence
SNAP participants may use benefits to purchase hot and prepared foods and receive additional time to report food losses WASHINGTON, September 17, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday…
Read MoreDid You Know? U.S. the Largest Crude Oil Producer
Back in the late 1960s and early 70s, the United States was the largest producer of crude oil in the world—pumping nearly 10 million barrels a day. In the three…
Read MoreUSDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for More than 442,000 Rural Americans Across 42 States
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 17, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $392 million (PDF, 238 KB) to help rebuild and…
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