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USDA Provides 20 Hurricane-Damaged Georgia Counties with Additional Food Assistance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2018 — As part of the continuing effort to provide relief from the effects of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that households in 20 Georgia counties that may not normally be eligible for nutrition assistance under regular Supplemental...

WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision...

USDA CXO Dashboards Declared “Innovation of the Year”

(Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Executive Officer (CXO) Dashboard Project has been recognized by FedScoop Magazine as the Federal Government’s Innovation of the Year for creating the first comprehensive suite of administrative data dashboards...

Statement of Secretary Perdue Regarding EPA Decision on Dicamba

(Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the registration of dicamba for two years. The extension is for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in...

USDA Announces Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training (PDF, 351 KB), educational and health care services in rural areas. “Empowering rural Americans with access to services for quality of life...

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for North Carolina Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that residents of three additional North Carolina counties -- Chatham, Durham, and Gilford – will be eligible for disaster food benefits through USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP). President Trump extended the disaster...

USDA and ONDCP Unveil Latest Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Jim Carroll and U.S. Department of Agriculture Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a listing of Federal programs that can be used to build resilient...

USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2028

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2018 — On November 2, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report. USDA will post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections...

USDA Prioritizes Funding to Facilitate Safe Prescription Drug Disposal in Rural Communities

PRINCETON, W.V., Oct. 27, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote...

Assistance Available through NRCS for Ag Land Damaged by Hurricane Michael

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 26, 2018 — Florida farmers and ranchers who suffered damage to working lands and livestock mortality due to Hurricane Michael are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources...