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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Livestock and poultry producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing can apply for assistance for those losses and the cost of …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania this week safeguarded 2,305 acres on 30 farms in 19 counties, investing more than $5.1 million in the future of agriculture through the state’s nation-leading Farmland …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP).
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BOILING SPRINGS, PA — On a preserved farm in Cumberland County, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on Friday announced the opening of the $1 million Farm Vitality Grant Program. One of …
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HARRISBURG, PA – Secretary Russell Redding notified farmland owners in 25 Pennsylvania counties that they are eligible to receive disaster relief assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses affected by the recent winter storms that USDA has programs that …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is commending Governor Tom Wolf for proposing to fund the Pennsylvania Farm Bill to continue strengthening the resiliency of the industry so many …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced this week that additional commodities are covered by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) in response to public comments and …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend deadlines for premium and administrative fee payments, …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that …
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