ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 5, 2020) — The Quad City Botanical Center is amending its reopening protocols released June 4 to enhance COVID-19 protection protocols.

AMENDMENTS

All guests are now REQUIRED to purchase same day tickets online to help the Botanical Center manage the number of guests in the gardens.

<p>ANKENY, IOWA (June 4, 2020) <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">&mdash;</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;The Iowa State Legislature has voted to extend a fuel tax incentive for diesel sold in the state containing at least 11-percent biodiesel, a move praised by the Iowa B

WASHINGTON DC (May 27, 2020) — US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that the department 

WASHINGTON DC (May 22, 2020) — As the nation grapples with the COVID-19 public health emergency, the US Food and Drug Administration is grateful for all that the food and agricultural sector is doing to provide safe and available food to consumers during this difficult time.

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2020) – US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced on March 20 that households in 13 new states — Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia — will soon be able to purchase food online with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

WASHINGTON DC (May 19, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON DC (May 15, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced on Thursday a final rule updating and modernizing the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act.

ANKENY, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — Iowa biodiesel producers and soybean growers commended Senators Joni Ernst and Charles "Chuck" Grassley on May 7 for leadership on a letter sent to President Trump, urging him to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard and reject the requests for a waiver from five oil-state governors.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 7, 2020) — Iowa farmers and rural communities face mounting challenges and uncertainty as disruptions to meat-processing plants impacted by COVID-19 have created a bottleneck in the supply-chain with major negative impacts for both farmers and consumers.

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