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Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
🚨 TUESDAY TAKEDOWN: STEAL SNAP. GET BUSTED.
More than $1 MILLION in alleged SNAP fraud at a Michigan convenience store.
Mohinder Singh, operator of Romario’s Party Store in Lansing, was indicted on one count of theft of public money and nine counts of SNAP fraud.
Prosecutors allege he:
▪️ Gave customers just 50 cents in cash for every $1 in SNAP benefits.
▪️ Accepted SNAP benefits to pay off personal debts and store credit.
▪️ Exchanged benefits for ineligible items.
If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison for theft of public money and up to five years for each SNAP fraud count.
SNAP is meant to help families put FOOD on the table. Taxpayers should never bankroll a fraud scheme.
Report suspected SNAP fraud ➡️ fns.usda.gov/fraud
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
MORE MARKETS FOR IOWA CORN. MORE AMERICAN BIOFUELS.
Today, I joined @MikeNaigIA, Acting Under Secretary Michelle Bekkering, and the @ADMupdates team in Cedar Rapids to see American agriculture at work and announce new opportunities for our farmers.
This facility processes approximately 750,000 bushels of corn every day, turning American crops into food, feed, and fuel for customers here at home and around the world.
Under @POTUS, we are building on that strength:
✅ Reached an initial deal with Mexico that could unlock a $1.5 BILLION market opportunity for U.S. ethanol.
✅ Announced $10 MILLION for Iowa’s Working Lands Water Quality Project to support conservation on working farms through RCPP.
✅ Delivering more than $1 BILLION in farm safety net payments to Iowa producers this month with increased reference prices from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
We’re also expanding American fertilizer production through FIELDS, including a project right here in Iowa, and building the $8 BILLION Harvest Fuel Relief Program to help producers facing higher costs.
Thank you to the Iowa farmers and workers who keep this country fed and fueled. @USDA has your back.
Dept. of Agriculture 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 expand capacity, boost market competition, and improve supply chain resiliency.
Details ➡️ usda.gov/about-usda/news/pre…
Over $325M in 42 projects to boost farm operations & conserve natural resources! 💪
Through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), USDA is working with partners to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners solve natural resources challenges on agricultural land.
Through @POTUS' Working Families Tax Cuts Act, we're delivering the largest long-term investment in @USDA_NRCS conservation programs in decades, including support for RCPP through fiscal year 2031.
usda.gov/about-usda/news/pre…
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
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Thanks to President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts, our farmers have seen:
— Full expensing provided for farm machinery, equipment, and structures.
— New options implemented for paying capital gains on farmland sales.
— Increased tax deductions for rural activities.
— The federal estate and gift tax exemption raised to $15 million.
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
THEN vs. NOW: PROTEIN PRICES! 🇺🇸🥩
THEN: Under Biden, grocery prices soared by over 23% and set record levels of inflation. 📈
NOW: Under @POTUS, prices for key protein staples like eggs, bacon, chicken, and pork are DOWN from January 2025 levels! 📉
We've made significant progress, but there is still MUCH more work to do.
We will keep fighting to bring down grocery prices and make real, nutritious food more affordable for American families! 🇺🇸
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
🎣 @POTUS is putting America’s fishermen FIRST!
As White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett noted, supporting America’s fishing communities is a key focus of this Administration, from Maine’s lobstermen and Alaska’s fisheries to shrimpers along the Gulf of America and Atlantic coasts in states like Texas, Florida, and North Carolina.
The America First Seafood Strategy brings @USDA and Secretary @HowardLutnick’s @Commercegov together to expand markets, strengthen domestic seafood processing, and support American seafood producers.
Alongside @SecKennedy and @HHSGov, we’re working to promote healthy, nutritious seafood for every American.
Thank you Kevin for recognizing the first ever @USDA Office of Seafood for our farmers of the sea! 🇺🇸
Pumpkin season starts with America’s farmers. 🎃🚜
From your front porch to your favorite pie, their harvest is part of what makes fall special.
Happy #NationalPumpkinDay!
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
UNSUNG HERO 🇺🇸❤️
Today, I want to highlight someone who represents the very best of @USDA: Annette James, our Branch Chief of Printing Services.
Annette became a mother as a teenager and began working at USDA in April 1987, when she was just 17 years old. Nearly 40 years later, she has dedicated her career to serving this Department and the American people with extraordinary professionalism, grace, and commitment.
If you’ve ever seen a USDA program, poster, exhibit, briefing book, or printed product, chances are Annette and the incredible team in our South Building print shop helped make it happen.
Randy, Michael, Marcus, and the entire Printing Services team work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure USDA’s work is presented with excellence — often on tight deadlines and always with tremendous pride.
USDA works because of people like Annette and her team — dedicated public servants who may not always be in the spotlight, but whose hard work keeps this Department moving every single day.
Annette and the entire print shop team: THANK YOU for everything you do for USDA and the American people. 🇺🇸
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
✅ Another week of DELIVERING for America’s farmers, families, and rural communities!
Swipe through @USDA’s top wins from the fourth week of October 2026 ➡️
From delivering harvest relief and expanding American fertilizer production to strengthening our food supply, opening new markets, protecting taxpayers, investing in rural America, and launching unprecedented partnerships with @NASA and @NASAAdmin, we’re just getting started!
More work ahead, and back on the road tomorrow! See you this week, Iowa, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Kansas.
GOD BLESS AMERICA! 🇺🇸
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
🚨 Imperio Distribution LLC Recalls Beef Jerky Products Produced Without the Benefit of Inspection
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USDA 🤝 @NASA
@SecRollins and @NASAAdmin Isaacman today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen USDA’s data quality and ensure that American farmers and ranchers benefit from cutting-edge technologies.
We’re delivering better agricultural insights, stronger tools, and advanced tech by cooperating on:
🛰️ Mission & data alignment
💻 Data access & infrastructure
📊 Methodology & validation
Details: usda.gov/about-usda/news/pre…
President Trump’s America First Seafood Strategy focuses on 5 coordinated priorities ⬇️
1. American Seafood First: Labeling, Marketing, and Market Access
2. Rebuilding America’s Seafood Infrastructure & Processing Capacity
3. Fair Trade & Import Compliance and Enforcement
4. Regulatory Reform & Industry Partnership
5. Strengthening American Health Through Seafood
🐟 SEAFOOD.GOV
#USCaught #AmericanSeafood #USSeafood #NationalSeafoodMonth
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
📍Tulsa, Oklahoma 🐎
Behind champion horses are hardworking breeders, trainers, and families who dedicate their lives to an incredible American tradition.
Honored to visit the U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show and meet the people who make this industry so special!
From the show ring to the family farm, the American horse industry represents generations of hard work, passion, and tradition.
Proud of @USDA’s role in supporting the people who keep this great American tradition alive!
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
REAL FOOD PRICES ARE DOWN! 🇺🇸📉
From eggs to proteins to dairy, prices are falling from their peak!
🍎 Fruits: DOWN 12%
🥦 Vegetables: DOWN 10%
🥚 Eggs: DOWN 90%
🥩 Proteins: DOWN 6.8%
🥛 Dairy: DOWN 5.1%
🌾 Grains: DOWN 2%
This is GREAT progress toward making real, nutritious food more affordable for American families!
Under @POTUS, we’re working to make REAL, healthy foods more accessible and affordable for ALL Americans!
There is still much work to do, but we are moving in the RIGHT direction! 🇺🇸
Dept. of Agriculture retweeted
America boasts the world’s richest fisheries and hardest-working fishermen, yet imports most of its seafood while our own domestic businesses struggle.
President Trump is changing that, putting American fisheries and consumers FIRST. 🐟🇺🇸
📲 Seafood.Gov
The FDA is responsible for ensuring the U.S. seafood supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and properly labeled.
To support the America First Seafood Strategy, the agency published draft guidance to help companies proudly and accurately label seafood of U.S. origin.
If finalized, the guidance would provide examples of statements, such as “U.S.-Caught,” and graphics featuring the American flag to help consumers identify and choose U.S. seafood.
🤖 Made with AI
Trump Administration issues America First Seafood Strategy to strengthen U.S. fisheries, processing capacity and coastal economies
News release: noaa.gov/news-release/trump-…
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