Archive for October 2018
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
AL Birmingham City of Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Auburn University; Tuskegee University; Alabama A&M University; Economic Development Association of Alabama AL Auburn University Auburn Research and Technology Foundation/Auburn…
Read MoreUSDA’s “Beagle Brigade” Helping to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering U.S.
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2018 – When Hardy, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trained detector dog, sniffed out a roasted pig head in traveler baggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm.…
Read MoreTrump Administration Launches “Winning on Reducing Food Waste” Initiative
(WASHINGTON, October 18, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the signing of…
Read MoreUSDA Provides Hurricane Michael Victims Needed Relief and Recovery Aid
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 – To help residents, farmers and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department…
Read MoreHow Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Growing Budget Deficit?
During the employment expansions, budget deficits typically shrink. Greater employment means more taxpayers and fewer people collecting government benefits. As such, deficits shrank as the economy added jobs between January…
Read MoreAssistance Available for 7 Additional Georgia Counties due to Hurricane Michael
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2018 — Farmers and ranchers in seven additional Georgia counties are now available for assistance to address damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. Members and alternates newly appointed to serve…
Read MoreAssistance Available for Hurricane Damaged Ag Land through NRCS
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 16, 2018 — Georgia farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality because of Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for the…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Replacement SNAP Benefits in 12 Hurricane-Impacted Florida Counties
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 – Households impacted by Hurricane Michael in 12 Florida counties could be eligible for mass replacement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the U.S. Department…
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