Rural Development retweeted
On #NationalFirstRespondersDay, USDA Rural Development Missouri honors our brave firefighters, police, EMTs, and dispatchers.
We are proud to invest in the emergency vehicles and stations keeping our rural Missouri heroes safe. Thank you for your service! 👨🚒🚑👮♂️
#HometownHeroes
We are proud to invest in the emergency vehicles and stations keeping our rural Missouri heroes safe. Thank you for your service! 👨🚒🚑👮♂️
#HometownHeroes
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When it comes to water, save the spooky sounds and haunting sights for trick-or-treating!
Affordable financing through RD's Water & Environmental Programs can help you avoid scary stories of water loss, quality issues and broken pipes.
See which program best fits your commt.co/YdDpJEckrD.
Affordable financing through RD's Water & Environmental Programs can help you avoid scary stories of water loss, quality issues and broken pipes.
See which program best fits your commt.co/YdDpJEckrD.
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Cooperatives were built for this moment.
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - shorturl.at/ygeQ2
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - shorturl.at/ygeQ2
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Cooperatives were built for this moment.
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural rces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Full Cooperatives Playlist - youtube.com/@USDARD/playli…
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural rces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Full Cooperatives Playlist - youtube.com/@USDARD/playli…
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Rural Development retweeted
USDA announced $8B in one-time payments through the Harvest Fuel Relief Program to help producers with higher harvest-season fuel costs. FSA customers can create a Login.gov account now to access pre-filled applications, once available: farmers.gov/account
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National Co-op Month gives us a chance to recognize the cooperatives that strengthen rural America and the people at Rural Development who help them succeed. x.com/i/article/2115…
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Rural Development retweeted
Today @VP and @SecRollins announced that ranchers across 40 states are expected to receive $57M through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
Through this funding, @usdaRD will invest across 147 tentative awards to help small and medium-sized independent processors market competition, and improve supply chain resiliency.
Details ➡️ usda.gov/about-usda/new…
Through this funding, @usdaRD will invest across 147 tentative awards to help small and medium-sized independent processors market competition, and improve supply chain resiliency.
Details ➡️ usda.gov/about-usda/new…
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Rural Development retweeted
Following @POTUS' announcement of the America First Seafood Strategy, USDA is making at least $5 BILLION in loans to expand processing for American ranchers and fishermen through the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Guaranteed Loan Program.
SPUR will provide a ommercial lenders, with a maximum loan amount of $175 million and option to defer principal and interest payments for 2 years.
Today's announcement highlights USDA's commitment to supporting small, independent, and regional meat, poultry, AND seafood processing plants.
🔗 usda.gov/about-usda/new…
SPUR will provide a ommercial lenders, with a maximum loan amount of $175 million and option to defer principal and interest payments for 2 years.
Today's announcement highlights USDA's commitment to supporting small, independent, and regional meat, poultry, AND seafood processing plants.
🔗 usda.gov/about-usda/new…
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Rural Development retweeted
Investing in rural communities means investing in essential services. Maine State Director John Butera met with Elaine Aloes to discuss a Rural Development investment that will fund a new public works garage, replacing an aging facility and improving operations for years to come.
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USDA RD Equipping the Future of High School Students in New Lima, OK
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director of Oklahoma, Zachary Swartz, and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) visited New Lima High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter Oct. 23 in New Lima, Okla.
USDA provided the school with a $47,500 grant to purchase equipment. USDA media by Joel Mease.
Link - shorturl.at/h1fUr
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director of Oklahoma, Zachary Swartz, and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) visited New Lima High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter Oct. 23 in New Lima, Okla.
USDA provided the school with a $47,500 grant to purchase equipment. USDA media by Joel Mease.
Link - shorturl.at/h1fUr
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Cooperatives were built for this moment.
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - shorturl.at/kGkzt
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - shorturl.at/kGkzt
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Rural Development retweeted
Cooperatives were built for this moment.
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - tinyurl.com/yc4xe7p7
This Coop Month, USDA Rural Development celebrates the resilient networks driving local economies forward.
Supporting cooperatives strengthens farmer profitability, expands market access, encourages innovation, creates jobs in rural communities, and reinforces the America’s role of leadership in agriculture, food production, and farm security.
Link - tinyurl.com/yc4xe7p7
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Fewer papers, better data.
The Ag Co-op Stat Survey is going digital just in time for your 2026 fiscal year-end reporting!
This year, submitting your ag co-op’s information will be more streamlined than ever as we go digital to help us serve you better.
Don't miss the late e your new or updated contact info to coopinfo@usda.gov today!
#CoopMonth #AgCooperatives #AgStats #DigitalTransformation
The Ag Co-op Stat Survey is going digital just in time for your 2026 fiscal year-end reporting!
This year, submitting your ag co-op’s information will be more streamlined than ever as we go digital to help us serve you better.
Don't miss the late e your new or updated contact info to coopinfo@usda.gov today!
#CoopMonth #AgCooperatives #AgStats #DigitalTransformation
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USDA Rural Development’s $22.9 million investment in Smith Island’s wastewater system protects public health, preserves the Chesapeake Bay, supports the local economy, and helps ensure a historic American community doesn’t disappear simply because its residents lack access to e.
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USDA Rural Development representatives joined Smith Island community members, county leaders, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Environmental Protection Agency, consultants, contractors, and other funding partners at the Wastewater Treatment Facility for a to celebrate the completion of the $22 million Smith Island Clean Water Project.
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
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USDA Rural Development representatives joined Smith Island community members, county leaders, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Environmental Protection Agency, consultants, contractors, and other funding partners at the Wastewater Treatment Facility for a to celebrate the completion of the $22 million Smith Island Clean Water Project.
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
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USDA Rural Development representatives joined Smith Island community members, county leaders, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Environmental Protection Agency, consultants, contractors, and other funding partners at the Wastewater Treatment Facility for a to celebrate the completion of the $22 million Smith Island Clean Water Project.
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
The comprehensive project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, and force mains, replaces failing, corroded infrastructure to reduce sewer overflows and improve water quality in Merlin Gut and Francis Gut.
By raising pump stations above the 100-year flood zone, the investment strengthens the island's resilience against flooding and sea-level rise while protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem that supports the local crabbing, oystering, and ecotourism industries.
Attendees celebrated the milestone with traditional local crab cakes and Smith Island cake. (USDA media by James Pinsky)
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The Ag Stat Survey Digital Rollout
The 2026 fiscal year-end is approaching, and the Ag Co-op Stat Survey digital rollout begins late this month!
Make sure your agricultural cooperative is ready to use our new, secure platform.
Action required: Need to provide or update your ag ormation? Email coopinfo@usda.gov right now to ensure your digital survey lands in the right inbox.
#CoopMonth #AgCooperatives #AgStats #DigitalTransformation
The 2026 fiscal year-end is approaching, and the Ag Co-op Stat Survey digital rollout begins late this month!
Make sure your agricultural cooperative is ready to use our new, secure platform.
Action required: Need to provide or update your ag ormation? Email coopinfo@usda.gov right now to ensure your digital survey lands in the right inbox.
#CoopMonth #AgCooperatives #AgStats #DigitalTransformation
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