Members of the North Carolina Rural Development Team will participate in a ribbon cutting at the new Lenoir County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals facility on March 18 at 11 a.m.
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La Grange to Benefit from $7.7 Million USDA Investment for Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Lenoir County
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is investing $44.5 million to help rural cooperatives and utilities build and improve water infrastructure, improving quality of life, for thousands of people in rural North Carolina today.
USDA Launches initiative to rebuild homes in disaster-stricken areas
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development North Carolina State Director Reginald Speight announced the Department is launching a pilot program to make it easier for people to access loans and grants to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Ian and future natural disasters today.
USDA Makes Grants Available to Help Rural Communities in NC Repair Water Infrastructure Damaged By Hurricane Ian in 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development North Carolina State Director Reginald Speight today announced the availability of grants to help rural and Tribal communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially declared disaster Hurricane Ian in calendar year 2022.
Local area impacted by ground beef recall
Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 120,872 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA approves first COVID-19 treatment for young children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are:
USDA Invests $161 Million to Support Local Businesses, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Strengthen the Economy in North Carolina
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $161 million to help a diverse rural America keep resources and wealth right at home in North Carolina through job training, business expansion and technical assistance.
Food and nutrition services participants can now use benefits for online purchases at four additional grocery stores
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the Food and Nutrition Services program has expanded participation in the FNS Online Purchasing Program from seven retailers to 11. FNS recipients can access these 11 retailers online to make food purchases with their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards.
USDA Highlights Biden-Harris Administration’s First-Year Accomplishments to Create Better Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses in North Carolina
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s first-year accomplishments in North Carolina to help create better market opportunities for rural businesses, their suppliers and their customers.
USDA Invests in Climate-Smart and Resilient Infrastructure for Rural Communities
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Bronaugh today announced the Department is investing $141 million to reduce the impacts of climate change on rural communities in North Carolina.
USDA to Improve Housing for People in Rural North Carolina
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $446 thousand to improve equitable access to housing for people who live and work in rural areas.
Emergency loans available with Farm Service Agency
On March 1, 2021, Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared a natural disaster in the State of North Carolina based on production losses caused by excessive rain that occurred January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. As a result of this natural disaster, three North Carolina counties were declared eligible for Federal disaster assistance, including Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency (EM) loans for eligible family farmers.
Renewal of P-EBT program brings food assistance to NC families
Thousands of North Carolina parents with school-age children will soon begin receiving additional assistance to purchase food through the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program, or P-EBT, which has been renewed for the 2020-21 school year.
USDA-RD director & NC Insurance Commissioner tour Trenton Volunteer Fire Department
State Director for USDA Rural Development and the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner will tour various sites the USDA-RD assisted in funding, in the states Down East Region, on July 15, between 1 and 3 p.m.
School year ends, feeding program shuts down temporarily on Thursday
A school year like no other ends for students of Lenoir County Public Schools on Thursday as the district begins a period of transition to planned summer learning programs and the district’s summer feeding program.
Families of all LCPS students eligible for new food program
Participation by Lenoir County Public Schools in a USDA program that provides no-cost breakfast and lunch to all students in the district during the school year also qualifies those students to receive additional nutritional assistant through the federal government’s new Pandemic – Electronic Benefits Transfer program.
Jones County Applications for Disaster Food Benefits (D-SNAP)
Jones County has been declared a disaster county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. These declarations authorize the Department of Social Services to administer the Disaster Food and Nutrition benefits program.
Meals program expands as LCPS adds summer academic camps
Around 40,000 free meals will be served at four school sites during July.