…promise from the Secretary that the administration would focus on expanding foreign market access to help farmers. The plan also proposes to cut $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States
…rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; homeownership; community services such as schools, public safety, and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information,…
Nutrition Subcommittee Evaluates Technology and Modernization of SNAP
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing to evaluate technology and modernization in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson and members of…
House Ag Committee Underscores Importance of U.S. International Food Aid and Agricultural Development
…from stakeholders on the critical assistance that these programs provide in terms of both global food security and U.S. national security. Following the hearing, Chairman Conaway made the below remarks:…
Farm Bureau Asks Senate Committee to Advance EPA Nominee Susan Bodine
…and Compliance Assistance of the Environmental Protection Agency. Duvall’s letter to Chairman John Barrasso and Ranking Member Tom Carper of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works praised…
Statement of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on President Trump’s Paris Accord Announcement
…have persevered in the past, and they will adapt in the future – with the assistance of the scientists and experts at USDA. To be effective, our research and programs…
Top Senate Ag Democrat Releases Trump Budget Fact Sheet
…Assistance Program, or SNAP, hurts farmers and families. She says other cuts to conservation programs also harm land and water resources. The budget proposal would cut $29 billion from crop…
Trump Budget Proposal Puts Perdue in Awkward Position
…to cut $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade. However, that idea runs completely opposite of comments that Perdue made about SNAP before the House…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…wheat farmers receive. Without funding from MAP and FMD, we would not be able to continue the training, technical assistance, and service that is needed to promote this incredibly complex…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
…that receive assistance to purchase the food they need and improve the health and wellbeing of children. For information on agencies in your community that provide CalFresh Outreach application assistance…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; homeownership; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…seeds and grains, but purporting to be dairy products,” Briczinski said. By approving this resolution, “the NCIMS delegates are acknowledging that states need federal assistance in the regulation of all…
Conaway Welcomes Sec. Perdue to the Agriculture Committee
…ranchers, including our friends in the cotton industry who are in need of immediate assistance. “These are challenging times in agriculture, but we can rest assured Sec. Perdue will be…
NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
…portfolio provide critical resources and technical assistance for some of the most underserved communities in the country – a responsibility demanding the highest caliber of leadership and accountability.” Rural Development…