The coronavirus pandemic has caused a rapid change in how many live their everyday lives, and millions have filed for unemployment as businesses closed. You may be wondering what your options are as social distancing rules remain in place. Benefits.gov strives to make accessing benefit information easier for all citizens - the coronavirus pandemic makes …
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. May 7, 2020 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 the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) seeking deregulation of a corn variety intended for hybrid seed production genetically engineered …
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Stop hunger and support sustainable farms this Giving Tuesday Now A message from Bob Braun of Pigeon River Farm in Clintonville, WI Dear Rebecca, As the COVID-19 pandemic closed restaurants, farmer's markets, and retailers, some of our farmers saw orders disappear overnight. At the same time, food banks across the country saw a record rise …
EIDL loan update, fundraiser for farmers & food banks Dear Rebecca, I hope you and your families are safe and well as we move into a new week of a new month. As the ramifications of the pandemic continue to unfold, each day brings different challenges and opportunities, new places of connection and ways to support …
This spring, Benefits.gov celebrates 18 years of citizen service. As one of the longest-serving E-Government initiatives, Benefits.gov was launched in April 2002 – creating the official benefits website for the U.S. government. Our mission is to increase citizen access to benefit information while reducing the difficulty of interacting with the government. Read about recent updates to …
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Updates, news & resources to tackle the challenges ahead One of our farmers, Bob Braun of Pigeon River Farm, delivering eggs to a local food pantry as part of our fundraiser to ‘Help Farms Feed Hungry Families.’ Dear Rebecca, I hope this finds you well and ready for another week of “challenges and opportunities.” I …
STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Leadership from Farm Production And Conservation and Rural Development Update Stakeholders On Accessing SBA Relief Programs (April 24, 2020) USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey and Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today held a joint announcement to provide guidance from the respective agencies on the …
How is COVID-19 affecting policy? We take a look from all angles. View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Talk about a time to start as policy director for CFSA! My name is Nick Wood and I’m excited to be joining the team at CFSA. Since this is my first time writing for The …
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