According to the Monthly Treasury Statement issued by the Department of Treasury, USDA has spent about $149.53 billion so far this fiscal year. That means there is about $6 billion left in USDA’s regular budget checking account for the last two months of the fiscal year, and the CARES Act passed in May provides another $14 billion in CCC authority leaving the agency about $20 billion on hand for the next two months. Below shows monthly spending this year compared to FY 2017, the last year there were no MFP or CFAP payments.
Of course, this is total USDA spending on everything from the Forest Service to feeding programs, as well as ARC and PLC, and not all is spent on CFAP. Though the category of “other spen...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
