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USDA, EPA Welcome Two New Members as U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

(WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2020) — Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the addition of Meijer, an American supercenter chain throughout the Midwest, and UNFI, a North America Food...

USDA Announces OneUSDA Internship Program for Summer 2021

(Washington, D.C., November 9, 2020) – Get the first leg up on your career ladder with a summer 2021 internship at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As part of the federal Pathways Program, USDA offers paid federal internships at USDA agencies and offices around the country. USDA is hiring...

USDA Co-hosts Free Webinar on Nov. 12 on Livestock Risk Management

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2020 – The Extension Risk Management Education Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting a webinar on Nov. 12 for agricultural producers and professionals focused on livestock risk management. The webinar is free to attend and will provide information on livestock...

Secretary Perdue Statement on DOL’s H2A Wage Rule

( Washington, D.C., November 2, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new H2A Wage Rule, which delivers on President Trump’s promise to stabilize farm labor costs and reform the H-2A wage rate. “This rule shows once again President Trump’s...

USDA Announces First Set of Great American Outdoors Act Projects

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it has delivered to Congress its priority list of deferred maintenance projects for Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) funding in fiscal year 2021. The GAOA will protect and enhance the economies of numerous gateway...

ICYMI: President Trump is Fighting for our farmers, ranchers and rural America

( Washington, D.C., November 2, 2020) – Today in a FOX Business op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue highlighted the Trump Administration’s accomplishments over the past four years for America’s farmers and ranchers saying, “President Donald J. Trump is an unabashed advocate for America...

Trump Administration Invests $1.5 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Virginia

CRYSTAL HILL, Va., Nov. 2, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Virginia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress...

Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Nebraska

BASSETT, Neb., Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $3.1 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Nebraska. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated...

Trump Administration Invests $10.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10.6 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. This investment is part of the $550 million...

Trump Administration Invests $7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Dakota and Montana

BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in North Dakota and Montana. This investment is part of the $550 million...

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