STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 *Updated April 15, 2020* WASHINGTON, April 15, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and …
Month: April 2020
APHIS Announces Availability of Petition for Deregulation of GE Corn
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from Agrivida, Inc. (Agrivida) seeking deregulation of a corn variety genetically engineered for the production of phytase enzyme for nutritionally enhanced …
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What happened last week
What we're seeing on the ground + resources you can use Dear Rebecca, I apologize we didn’t get this out to you on Friday in keeping with our normal schedule—we know the value of consistency during this inconsistent time, but we have been urgently focused on helping to make sure U.S. farmers get treated …
USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic USDA’s COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide Lists Federal Programs That Can Help Rural Communities, Organizations and Residents Impacted by COVID-19 WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural …
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ACTION ALERT: Tell U.S. Representatives that Farms are Small Businesses Too
Farms deserve federal assistance during COVID-19 pandemic Hello Rebecca, I hope this finds you well as we near the end of another week in this challenging time. We're beginning to hear farmers are feeling the pinch, and that for many the explosion in demand is leveling out. We're also seeing tremendous pain in the dairy …
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Farmers and COVID-19 (+ 10-Min Survey: How Can CFSA Help Farmers)
+ Paycheck Protection Program, food safety and the coronavirus, & more View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, I hope this edition of Grower’s Toolbox finds you and your family safe, healthy, and socially distanced. Here at CFSA, we've been busy doing everything we can to make sure our farmers have the support they …
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STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Res idents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 *Updated April 8, 2020*
STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 *Updated April 8, 2020* WASHINGTON, April 8, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and …
How to Boost Your Health with Culinary Nutritionist Stefanie Sacks
Tips for nourishing our families--and our farmers--at this critical time Greetings Friends, We hope everyone is doing as well as possible and staying safe in these difficult times. We're all dealing with new challenges in different ways, but if you've been cooking more to boost immunity and improve health in your household—or want to start—our …
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What happened this week
Updates & resources for farms & sustainable food Dear Friends, It’s been another long week this week. The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to be both astonishing and heartbreaking, and we understand these figures are only going to rise. While social distancing practices seem poised to help, we understand there is a …
COVID-19 Update from BRS–Electronic Submissions
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. April 3, 2020 Dear BRS Stakeholder, All of us in Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) hope you and yours are doing well during these difficult days. As we have been monitoring the rapidly changing nature of COVID-19, we want you to know that like you, …
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