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Loggers Included In New USDA Initiative

Mar 25, 2021 | News

Loggers and log haulers are included in a new $6 billion effort to reach a broader set of agricultural producers than COVID-19 relief programs implemented last year, said U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Tom Vilsack in late March. Vilsack’s statement introduced a...
USDA Working To Build Logger Relief Program

USDA Working To Build Logger Relief Program

Mar 10, 2021 | News

USDA Working To Build Logger Relief Program       Officials with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) are working to develop a program to disburse $200 million in Loggers Relief funds as part of the federal COVID Relief Act signed in December, and some...
Hurricane Funds Aid SE States’ Recovery

Hurricane Funds Aid SE States’ Recovery

Nov 14, 2019 | News

Florida state officials recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct relief for timber producers. The Florida Department of...
USDA Forest Service Extends Comment Period

USDA Forest Service Extends Comment Period

Aug 13, 2019 | News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the Forest Service the tools and...