Three Agricultural Scientists Given Presidential Early Career Award

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WASHINGTON, July 27, 2012 – President Barack Obama has named three agricultural scientists as winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers....

USDA Grants Awarded to Promote New Economic Opportunity for Farmers and...

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CLEVELAND, Sept. 21, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced over $9 million in grants to organizations across 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to initiatives that bolster the connection between agricultural producers and their consumers while improving access to healthy food and strengthening local...

USDA to Expand Investment in Water Conservation, Resilience across Drought-Stricken States

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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest approximately $21 million in additional Farm Bill dollars to help farmers and ranchers apply science-based solutions to mitigate the short and long term effects of drought. These investments will focus...

USDA Guarantees Loan to Support Development of Advanced Biofuels Production from...

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WASHINGTON – August 22, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc., (Chemtex), to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina. The project, a first-of-its-kind commercial facility in the mid Atlantic region, will help re...

Agriculture Secretary Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Economic Opportunity in...

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WASHINGTON, July 18, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of organizations in 11 states for loans and grants to support job creation efforts and business development, and to strengthen economic growth in rural communities....

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening...

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ORLANDO, Fla., April 1, 2015 – At an Orlando grocery store filled with Florida citrus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $23 million in USDA funding to support research and extension projects for producers fighting citrus greening disease. Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening, threatens the f...

USDA Announces Additional Funding for Ohio to Eradicate Asian Longhorned Beetle

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2012--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $14.8 million in funding to prevent the spread of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) in Ohio....

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passing of Billy Frank,...

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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on the passing of Billy Frank, Jr., a member of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission:...

U.S. Forest Service Announces Final Rule on Restoration of Soil and...

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2013 – The U.S. Forest Service today published in the Federal Register a final rule improving the agency’s ability to restore lands affected by roads, trails, structures such as levees, culverts and drainage tiles and disturbance events such as floods and hurricanes....

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of...

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the 2012 Census of Agriculture preliminary results:...
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