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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="https://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">USDA - Latest News Releases</a><br /><span class="rss-item">USDA - Latest News Releases</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/27/us-department-agriculture-announces-key-staff-appointments" target="_blank"> U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/27/usda-temporarily-suspends-debt-collections-foreclosures-and-other" target="_blank"> USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 — Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments, and referring foreclosures to the Department of Justice; and USDA will work with the U.S.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/25/us-department-agriculture-announces-heather-dawn-thompson-director" target="_blank"> U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Heather Dawn Thompson as Director, Office of Tribal Relations</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of Heather Dawn Thompson as Director of the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture. Thompson is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, a Harvard Law School graduate, and an expert in American Indian law, tribal sovereignty, and rural tribal economic development. With Thompson in place, USDA will return OTR directly under the Secretary, restoring the office’s important government-to-government role.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/22/biden-administration-expands-p-ebt-benefit-millions-low-income-and" target="_blank"> Biden Administration Expands P-EBT to Benefit Millions of Low-Income and Food Insecure Children During Pandemic</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:50:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several efforts today to expand nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger and with authorities provided by Congress, USDA is increasing the Pandemic-EBT benefit by approximately 15%, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school closures.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/21/us-department-agriculture-announces-key-staff-appointments" target="_blank"> U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:04:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/21/us-department-agriculture-announces-three-deputy-under-secretaries" target="_blank"> U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments today.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/20/biden-administration-announces-foreclosure-moratorium-and-mortgage" target="_blank"> Biden Administration Announces Foreclosure Moratorium and Mortgage Forbearance Deadline Extension That Will Bring Relief to Rural Residents</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:15:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 — In one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden requested federal agencies to extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums for millions of Americans. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an extension of eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on USDA Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans (SFHDLP and SFHGLP) through March 31, 2021. The actions announced today will bring relief to residents in rural America who have housing loans through USDA.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/20/us-department-agriculture-announces-key-staff-appointments" target="_blank"> U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:30:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/19/secretary-perdue-statement-mou-animal-biotechnology" target="_blank"> Secretary Perdue Statement on MOU on Animal Biotechnology</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('(Washington, D.C., January 19, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 141 KB) with the Assistant Secretary for Health and Head of the Public Health Service Admiral Brett Giroir, M.D., establishing a regulatory environment at the Department of Agriculture for agricultural animal biotechnology innovation:');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/01/15/secretary-perdue-statement-h-2a-modernization" target="_blank"> Secretary Perdue Statement on H-2A Modernization</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:23:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('(Washington, D.C., January 15, 2021) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued a statement applauding the Department of Labor’s final rule modernizing the H-2A visa program:');
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