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USDA to Reopen FSA Offices for Limited Services During Government Shutdown

16 Jan 2019
(Washington, D.C., January 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled about 2,500 FSA employees to open offices on Thu...

Secretary Perdue Statement on Extension of Market Facilitation Program Deadline

8 Jan 2019
(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – U.S.

USDA Announces Plan to Protect SNAP Participants’ Access to SNAP in February

8 Jan 2019
(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress to pass an appropriations bill that safely secures our borders.  The plan provides full b...

USDA Notes that NASS and OCE-WAOB Reports are Suspended

4 Jan 2019
(Washington, D.C., January 4, 2019) – Due to a lapse in federal funding, work on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Office of the Chief Economist – World Agricultural Outlook Board (OCE-WAOB) reports have been suspended since December 22, 2018 and remain suspended.

USDA Updates Available Functions During Lapse in Funding

29 Dec 2018
(Washington, D.C., December 28, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs should the government shutdown remain unresolved beyond December 31, 2018.  Many services will carry on, while others will discontinue on January 1, 2019 because available fund...
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