Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces the 2015 National Urban and Community Forestry...
WASHINGTON, August 13, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the 2015 USDA Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge grant recipients. USDA is providing $795,447 in funding to support projects that will help enhance urban forest stewardship, support new employment opportunities and help build r...
USDA, Virginians Celebrate Historic Partnership to Make Summer Meals Accessible in...
ASHLAND, Va., Aug. 13, 2015 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah joined Under Secretary Kevin Concannon of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, community members, and residents of the Laurel Woods Apartments in Ashland, Va., to celebrate an interagency partnership against childhood h...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $4.9 Million in Investments for Rural Alabama...
WHITE HALL, Ala., Aug. 12, 2015 - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is in Alabama today to announce $4.9 million in new funding for projects that will protect public safety and health, improve water and wastewater infrastructure and create expanded economic opportunities in rural Alabama....
USDA to Host Conference in Oklahoma Supporting Small Businesses in Rural...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2015 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will host a conference on Thursday, Aug. 13th in Owasso, Oklahoma. This event will provide small business owners located in rural areas with opportunities to learn how to grow and support their businesses by...
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Announces New McGovern-Dole Projects to Benefit More Than...
RWANDA, Aug. 10, 2015 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that seven new school feeding projects could benefit more than 2.5 million children in Africa and Central America....
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Joins USDA Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will become the 52nd state agency to operate the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). The program is part of USDA’s efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of seniors, ensuring that all older Americans have acces...
USDA Invests $63 Million to Support 264 Renewable Energy and Energy...
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $63 million in loans grants for 264 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide that USDA is supporting through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)....
Forest Service Report: Rising Firefighting Costs Raises Alarms
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2015 — For the first time in its 110-year history, the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is spending more than 50 percent of its budget to suppress the nation's wildfires. A new report released today by the Forest Service estimates that within a decade, the agency will spend more than two-thirds o...
USDA Recognizes WIC Agencies for Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is recognizing state and local agencies of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (more commonly known as WIC) that excel in offering education and support for breastfeeding mothers....
Secretary Vilsack and USDA and New Mexico Officials Launch National Farmers...
SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 1, 2015 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the start of the 16th annual Farmers' Market Week, which will begin tomorrow, Sunday August 2, and run through August 8....
