Archive for September 2020
Trump Administration Invests $268 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 28 States
Projects Will Improve Rural Water Infrastructure for 267,000 Rural Residents and Businesses WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read MoreMagnesium – Abundant and Cheap or a Strategic Blindspot?
It’s tempting to think of magnesium as a less-famous cousin to the world’s premier structural light metal – aluminium. After all, the world’s entire primary magnesium supply could be produced…
Read MoreFed, Economy and Equities
About the Presenter Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating…
Read MoreUSDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Tropical Storm Beta
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Beta that USDA has…
Read MoreUSDA Extends WIC COVID-19 Flexibilities for Duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
(Washington, D.C., September 21, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program…
Read MoreThe Pandemic's Downtown Downturn
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 MoreWTAS: Trump Administration Provides Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020) – Earlier today, President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who…
Read MoreUSDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21 (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020) – President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up…
Read MoreDeputy Secretary Censky to Return to ASA as CEO
(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky will be departing November 8, 2020.…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Contracts for Round 3 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program
(Washington, D.C., September 17, 2020) – Following President Donald Trump’s approval to include up to an additional $1 billion in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, U.S. Secretary of…
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