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• USDA Announces Loan Maturity for Marketing Assistance Loans for Farmers Now Extended to 12 Months

  Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.... Read More

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  Apr 15, 2020

• USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More

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  Apr 13, 2020

• USDA Engages Public for Input on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda

  To further the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) work on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda (AIA), USDA today announced it is seeking public and private sector input on the most important innovation opportunities to be addressed in the near and long term.... Read More

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  Apr 8, 2020

• USDA Announces Second Application Window for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program Funding

  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is opening a second application window for funding under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.... Read More

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  Apr 6, 2020

• USDA Feeds Kids, Helps Families During COVID-19 Emergency

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency.... Read More

  Press Releases

  Apr 1, 2020

• USDA Closes Public Access to U.S. National Arboretum Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

  In a continued effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service will close public access to all areas of the U.... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 30, 2020

• USDA to Help Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Grow their Businesses and Access USDA Programs

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks qualified individuals to serve as peer reviewers to evaluate proposals that support socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers.... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 25, 2020

• USDA Secretary Perdue Salutes Farmers: "The Heroes in the US Food Supply Chain"

  Script: Good morning, I’m Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture for the United States Department of Agriculture. And this morning I just really want to speak from my heart to all you folks out there that are working at the front lines of our food supply chain.... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 23, 2020

• USDA Secretary Perdue Statement on Declaration of National Emergency Regarding COVID-19

  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued this statement following President Donald J. Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak: “President Trump took decisive action to ensure the safety, security, and health of the American people by ... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 18, 2020

• USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 17, 2020

• USDA Invests $900 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure in 16 States

  Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $900 million to build, preserve or improve rural electric infrastructure across 16 states (PDF, 151 KB).... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 11, 2020

• USDA and HHS Announce Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting Will be Held Online

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today that the fifth meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, originally scheduled to be held in Washington, DC, later this week, will move to an online-... Read More

  Press Releases

  Mar 9, 2020

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