Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Senate Confirmation of Jeffrey...
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the Senate Confirmation of Jeffrey Prieto as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
USDA Announces Available Funding for Farm Bill Broadband Loan Program
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of loans to build broadband in rural areas, along with changes to the program required by the 2014 Farm Bill....
USDA Announces $18.1 Million to Help Rural Businesses Create Jobs
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced loans and grants for 92 projects worth $18.1 to help support the start-up or expansion of rural small businesses. These funds are part of more than 20,000 grants and loans to more than 85,000 rural businesses USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service has awarded since th...
USDA Announces First Private Sector Investments through U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity...
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the first round of investments in rural infrastructure projects through the U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund....
USDA, Microsoft to Launch Innovation Challenge to Address Food Resiliency
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Microsoft to launch the "Innovation Challenge," a contest designed to explore how climate change will impact the United States' food system with the intent of achieving better food resiliency....
USDA Broadens Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the expansion of crop insurance to provide additional options for fruit and nut producers. The Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion are now available to cover fresh fruit and nuts in select counties beginning...
USDA Announces $349 Million in Funding for Rural Electric Infrastructure Projects...
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $349 million in funding for 15 rural electric infrastructure projects to build or improve more than 1,844 miles of transmission and distribution lines for rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 13 states....
NIH Body Weight Planner Added to USDA SuperTracker Food and Activity...
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have partnered to add the NIH Body Weight Planner to USDA's SuperTracker online tool as a goal-setting resource to help people achieve and stay at a healthy weight....
USDA Announces Funding for Rural Broadband Projects
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $85.8 million in funding to strengthen access to high speed broadband for rural America....
Secretary Jewell, Chief Tidwell Join Community to Celebrate Browns Canyon National...
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today joined hundreds of community members from the Upper Arkansas River Valley to celebrate the President's designation of Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado....
