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USDA Announces Milk Loss Assistance for Dairy Operations Impacted by 2020, 2021 and 2022 Disaster Events
News Release: Washington -The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather events...
USDA Announces September 2023 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for September 2023, which are effective Sept. 1, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire | Aug 31, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs
By USDA Newswire | Aug 29, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $808 million to help rural cooperatives and utilities build and improve electric infrastructure and increase electric grid reliability and security, connecting hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas. This funding will also help provide clean drinking water and sanitary wastewater systems in rural areas for years to come.
USDA Makes More Grants Available for Meat and Poultry Processors
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is making more funding available for meat and poultry processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for producers.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $700 Million to Connect People in Remote and Rural Areas to High-Speed Internet
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect...
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
By USDA Newswire | Aug 22, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023.
USDA Offers Disaster Program Flexibilities for Flood-Impacted Producers in the Northeast
By USDA Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
News Release: Richmond, Vt., Aug. 14, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) have authorized policy flexibilities for key disaster assistance programs and crop insurance to aid Northeast agricultural operations that have been significantly impacted by recent flooding in 2023.
Four press releases published in July by U.S. Department of Agriculture
By USDA Newswire | Aug 15, 2023
There were four press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency publishes five press releases in March
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2023
There were five press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency in March.
USDA To Provide Additional Financial Assistance to Qualifying Guaranteed Farm Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will begin providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act.
USDA To Provide Additional Financial Assistance to Qualifying Guaranteed Farm Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will begin providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act.
USDA to Begin Issuing Cost-Share Payments for the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is beginning to issue cost-share assistance payments through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP) for approved and funded applications that have met the requirements for partial or final payment. FSA...
USDA Partners with Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to Strengthen America’s Rural Workforce
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting Rural Development Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is partnering with the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to strengthen the nation’s rural workforce.
USDA Announces August 2023 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for August 2023, which are effective Aug. 1, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Advance Renters’ Rights
By USDA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington - The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is advising landlords to inform people applying for and living in USDA-financed rental properties of their legal rights and protections.
USDA Launches Pilot Programs to Increase Affordable Homeownership Opportunities for People on Tribal Lands
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is launching two pilot programs to increase affordable homeownership opportunities for people on Tribal lands.
Biden-Harris Administration Helps Expand Access to Rural Health Care Through Investing in America Agenda
By USDA Newswire | Jul 26, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 25, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is expanding access to health care for more than 5 million people living in 39 states and Puerto Rico as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes five press releases in June
By USDA Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
There were five press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in June.
Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda Lowers Energy Costs for Rural Business Owners and Agricultural Producers
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: Washington - As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Dr. Karama Neal today announced that USDA is making $21 million in technical assistance grants available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses access federal funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.