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USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2029

25 Oct 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2019 — On November 1, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2029 report. USDA will post online tables containing long-term supply, use, and price projections to 2029 for major U.S. crops and livestock products, an...

USDA and DOE Join Forces to Increase Energy Technology Development and Deployment in Rural America

24 Oct 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Donald “DJ” LaVoy and U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two departments to promote rural energy and the development of technologies that will support and advance r...

USDA Opens Registration for the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum

24 Oct 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2019 – Registration is now open for the 96th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), the largest annual meeting and premiere event of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The two-day Forum will take place on Feb. 20-21, 2020, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va.

USDA Invests $9.75 Million in Rural Broadband for South Carolina Families

22 Oct 2019
(Orangeburg, SC, Oct. 22, 2019) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $9,750,000 in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,911 rural households in South Carolina. This is one of many funding announcements in the first r...

USDA Launches Economic Development Hubs to Support Communities

22 Oct 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2019 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of the Centers of Community Prosperity (CCP), designed to increase the capacity of rural and underserved communities across the country. The program is administered by the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE).
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