Tag: Department of Agriculture
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Court Allows States to Waive SNAP Regulations
The Center Square The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked a Trump administration change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that could have removed eligibility for almost 700,000 unemployed, able-bodied Americans. A lawsuit filed in January by a multistate coalition alleged a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule wrongly reversed a decades-old policy…
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Department of Agriculture Releases Initial Report on Beef Packing Business
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released an initial report about the beef packing industry. It’s been a year since Ag Secretary, Sonny Perdue, launched an investigation into the meat packing industry amid concerns that there might be illegal manipulations or collusions going on regarding the pricing of meat products. The initial report does…
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Farmers Get More Subsidies
From TheCenterSquare.com Farmers nationwide could receive $15 an acre or more as part of the latest federal bailout plan to help offset losses suffered during ongoing trade disputes with China and other countries. According to U.S. Agricultural Secretary Sonny Perdue, farmers will receive direct payments in three rounds. Much of the total assistance will be…
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Locally-sourced Food in Restaurants Heralded by Agencies
Visit Billings assisted the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture as they promoted Montana-grown products on the tables of restaurants in Billings. “Taste our Place” aims to promote and increase the use of locally sourced ingredients at Montana restaurants, bars, and other establishments serving ready-to-eat food and drink. The program is a category of the Made…