The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new website features to assist with the hiring of agricultural workers. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently unveiled new features of the Farmers.gov website that are designed to …
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed over 50 million food boxes in support …
Unsolicited Seeds from China Likely to be Online Scam
Reports of unsolicited seeds that appear to have originated from China are continuing to come in. Federal officials are working with state and local authorities to try and collect the …
Mystery Seeds from China Arriving in California
The mystery seeds that appear to have originated from China are appearing in mailboxes around the United States. After a number of reports from California residents, the California Department of …
Round Three of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the agency is launching round three of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA plans to purchase and distribute the …
USDA Makes $15 Million Available for Farming Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the agency will be making approximately $15 million in funding support available for a farming assistance program designed to help socially disadvantaged …
USDA Streamlines Process for Rural Investment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to make the process for rural investment more user-friendly. USDA will be making the process for lenders to access loan programs …
USDA Provides $12 Million for Farm to School Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be giving a record amount of funding support to the Farm to School grant program this year. Since 2013, …
Food Box Program Helping Growers, Families, and Companies
SunTerra Produce Traders is one of the many companies awarded contracts under the Families Food Box Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The growing, packing, and shipping operation …
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Continues with Renewed Contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced several new and extended contracts as part of the agency’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA has approved up to $1.27 …
NCC Efforts to Add Pima Cotton to CFAP
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has also taken action to help expand the coverage of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). As the U.S. Department of Agriculture reviews and updates …
USDA Expanding Website Features to Better Manage Conservation Activities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making improvements to its online portal to help better manage conservation activities. New self-service features available on Farmers.gov will help farmers and ranchers …
Almond Update: CFAP Application Webinar Specifically for Almonds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the $18 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program back in April. $16 billion of that will go to direct payments for producers who have been …
First CFAP Payments Issued by USDA
The first payments for farmers and ranchers have been issued through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that CFAP payments totaling more than …