19 Aug 2019

Sec Sonny Perdue Statement on Newly-Appointed Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) Leadership

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 19, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has sworn in Brandon Lipps as Deputy Under Secretary of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) and Pam Miller as the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Sec Perdue issued the following statement:

19 Aug 2019

USDA Invests in Energy Efficiency Improvements to Help Farmers, Rural Businesses and Ag Producers Lower Energy Costs

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 19, 2019) — Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Bette Brand today announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

15 Aug 2019

USDA Using Flexibility to Assist Farmers, Ranchers in Flooded Areas

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 15, 2019) — The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will defer accrual of interest for all agricultural producers’ spring 2019 crop-year insurance premiums to help the wide swath of farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather in 2019.

15 Aug 2019

Sec of Ag Sonny Perdue Statement on Meeting with Guatemalan Ministers

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 14, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today met with a host of Ministers from Guatemala to discuss implementation of the recently-signed agreement between the United States and Guatemala to improve H-2A visa-program operations. Following the meeting, Sec Perdue issued the following statement:

09 Aug 2019

USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure Improvements in 10 States

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 9, 2019) — Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe today announced that USDA 

08 Aug 2019

USDA Invests in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 24 States

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 8, 2019) — Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe today announced that USDA is investing 

02 Aug 2019

Ag Sec Sonny Perdue Statement on US and EU Beef Agreement

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 2, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after an agreement was signed between the United States and the European Union regarding beef trade between the two nations:

01 Aug 2019

USDA Releases Proposed Amendments to Greater Sage Grouse Land Management Plans

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (August 1, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service proposed changes to how the agency manages greater sage grouse in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah after hearing concerns from states and land-users. The changes strive to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current sage grouse plans.

25 Jul 2019

USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (July 25, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further details of the $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Administration continues to work on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals.

19 Jul 2019

USDA Awards Agricultural Trade Promotion Funding

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (July 19, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $100 million to 48 organizations through the 

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