Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, California water officials are bracing for another dry year for the Scott and Shasta rivers in Siskiyou County.
It was a record-setting year for the National Wheat Yield Contest, which announced its 2022 winners last week. Avian influenza losses are nearing a record in the U.S. this year.
During the 12-month period from September 2019 to August 2020, the USDA reports fresh fruit exports totaled $4.38 billion, up 1% from the same period a year ago.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday low-income Alabama residents recovering from Hurricane Sally could be eligible for aid from the USDA’s D-SNAP.
The percentage of residents participating in SNAP has decreased in 46 states. USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food buying benefits to households with limited incomes.
The USDA has awarded nearly $5.1 million in SNAP Fraud Framework grants to fund innovative state projects designed to reduce recipient fraud and enhance integrity in the SNAP.
The National Farmers Union is opposing a proposed rule to tighten work requirements for able-bodied Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants without dependents.