Blog posts in category Emily Staudacher

Posted on 01/24/2019 at 12:03 PM by Emily Staudacher

Government Shutdown Update

USDA FSA Offices to Reopen Today Secretary Perdue announced that all FSA offices will reopen today through February 8 fr...

Posted on 01/09/2019 at 09:21 AM by Emily Staudacher

Secretary Perdue Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications

On Tuesday, January 8, Secretary Perdue tweeted that the deadline for Market Facilitation Program applications will be e...

Posted on 12/27/2018 at 03:03 PM by Emily Staudacher

USDA Amends Time-period for Reporting Hog Numbers

The USDA has expanded the timeline for producers to certify their 2018 hog numbers.  After realizing that a snapsho...

Posted on 12/27/2018 at 12:14 PM by Emily Staudacher

Government Shutdown May Cause Disruption for Market Facilitation Program

On December 21, 2018, the federal government entered a partial shutdown effecting multiple agencies within the United St...

Posted on 12/20/2018 at 11:45 AM by Emily Staudacher

USDA Market Facilitation Program Application Deadline Approaching

On December 17, 2018, the USDA, at the direction of President Trump and Secretary Perdue, announced the release of the s...

Posted on 08/27/2018 at 04:04 PM by Emily Staudacher

Tariff Aid Package Details announced by USDA

Today, the USDA announced the details of their assistance for farmers impacted by unjustified retaliation.  The Mar...

Posted on 08/14/2018 at 10:47 AM by Emily Staudacher

Undersecretary Northey Discusses Market Facilitation Program

On August 13, 2018, Bill Northey, the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS), discussed the M...

Posted on 08/09/2018 at 01:02 PM by Emily Staudacher

USDA Offers Aid to Farmers Caught in Trade War

On July 24, 2018, the USDA announced plans to implement a three-pronged approach to assist farmers and relieve some of t...