USDA Press Releases

(Washington, D.C., June 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from South Dakota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow South Dakota to expedite the...

(Washington, D.C., June 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Alaska has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides...

(Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate Dicamba registrations: “Producers need all the tools in their toolbox to produce the world’s food, fuel, and fiber...

(Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26...

(Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – 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 more than five million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19...

(Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020) – Today, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) announced an investment of $4.8 million to support Centers of Excellence at 1890 Land-Grant Institutions in America. The investments in these institutions is made possible through the NIFA 1890 Centers...

(Washington, D.C., June 3, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from New Hampshire to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow New Hampshire to expedite the...

(Washington, D.C., June 2, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Mississippi has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which...

(Washington, June 1, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today kicked off the 11th annual government-wide Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign, which encourages employees from all federal departments and agencies to give in-kind contributions -- food, services, and time -- to food banks...

(Washington, D.C., May 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Hawaii has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides...