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22 Jun 2020
(Washington, D.C., June 22, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced South Dakota has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible fo...
18 Jun 2020
(Washington, D.C., June 18, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Nebraska and South Carolina have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of chil...
17 Jun 2020
(Washington, D.C., June 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend the contracts of select vendors from the first round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
16 Jun 2020
(Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it has purchased more than $2.2 billion of meat, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops and dairy products in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 in its ongoing efforts to feed people in need and assist American farmers and ranchers suffering from damage due to u...
16 Jun 2020
(Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of requests from South Carolina and Utah to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow these states to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently...