USDA and Interior Announce Partnership to Protect America's Water Supply from...
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today announced a federal, local and private partnership that will reduce the risks of wildfire to America's water supply in western states....
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 – Today, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional support and resources for America’s small and midsized farmers and ranchers. Today’s announcement includes $7 million in university research awards in support of small and midsized producers; $8.8 million in technical assistance for small, socially-disadvantaged pr...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Introduction of Legislation...
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement:...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional Support for Iowa Producers to Improve...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a host of new efforts to help Iowa's farmers and livestock producers conserve water and soil resources and improve nutrient management practices on the state’s 30 million acres of farmland. Vilsack said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will expand acc...
USDA Announces First Quarter Sugar Feedstock Flexibility Program Expectations and Sugar...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced that it does not expect to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program in fiscal year 2015....
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Household Food Security in...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on the release of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis Household Food Security in the United States in 2012:...
Interior, USDA Partnership Protects and Restores Important Central Arizona Watershed
PAYSON, Arizona, Aug. 27, 2014 – Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor and Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie joined state, local and private partners today to mark the signing of a new joint watershed restoration agreement for C.C. Cragin Reservoir in Central Arizona. The agreement is a pilot p...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Available Funding and Changes to USDA's Biorefinery...
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for funding under a program that supports the production of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing....
Agriculture Secretary Announces Electric System Improvements in Seven States
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for projects in seven states, including Minnesota, to improve electric service for about 7,000 rural customers. Rural Utilities Service Administrator John Padalino made the announcement on the Secretary’s behalf during a regional meeting of the National Rural El...
United States and OECD Outline Guidance for Rural Economic Development Policies
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 21, 2015 – Today, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi released a joint statement outlining three major themes guiding rural economic development policies....
