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Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal...

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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable org...

Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1

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PORTLAND, June 29, 2015 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that starting July 1, 2015, dairy farmers can enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016....

USDA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Join Forces to...

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a joint agreement with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to increase employment opportunities in the agricultural sector for military veterans and their spouses....

Week of dairy profit seminars set across Missouri, Feb. 22-26

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Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Joe Horner, 573-882-9339

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri Dairy Profit Seminars cover three major topics: health, nutrition and reproduction. “The three affect profits,” says Joe Horner, University of Missouri...

Jefferson City Soybean Group Awarded Missouri Value-Added Grant

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The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that the Specialty Soybean Meal Opportunities Steering Committee of Jefferson City has been awarded $198,000 in grant funding to assist them in growing soybean production in Missouri....

Secretary Vilsack Expands StrikeForce Initiative to Address Rural Poverty in Four...

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PINEVILLE, Kentucky, January 17, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers today to announce the expansion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s StrikeForce Initiative into four additional states: Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia....

USDA Finalizes Changes to the WIC Program, Expanding Access to Healthy...

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Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2014 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture today finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation’s low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children. The changes – which increase access to fruit...

USDA Announces Funding to Aid Rural Businesses and Create Jobs

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $12.5 million in loans and grants for 39 projects that will help rural businesses in 21 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....

Aerospace Camp teaches rocket science

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Media contact:
Kent Faddis
Producer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5361
E-Mail: [email protected]

ROLLA, Mo.— “It’s not rocket science.” The phrase is often used to assure people that something is simple and easy to understand. At the same time, it pushes the idea that actual rocket science is...

Live Orange Friday Contest

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LIVE ORANGE FRIDAY CONTEST

Oklahoma State University is America’s Brightest Orange. Members of the Cowboy Family across the state, nation, and the world wear ORANGE every Friday to express their loyal and true devotion to our beloved university. This fall, we are celebrating the #OrangeFriday tradition by inviting groups of all ages to participate i...

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