USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture through...
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) awarded funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for American products. The funding was made available through the 2014 Farm...
Sign-Up Begins Today for USDA Disaster Assistance Programs Restored by Farm...
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that starting today, eligible farmers and ranchers can sign up for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs restored by passage of the 2014 Farm Bill....
USDA Awards Grants for Nutrition Education Programs in Tribal Communities
GREEN BAY, Wis., April 15, 2014 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded over $700,000 in grants to support nutrition education programs for participants of USDA's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)....
US Forest Service Finalizes Policy to Promote Year-Round Recreation on Ski...
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2014 - The U.S. Forest Service finalized policy guidelines that will open opportunities for ski areas to promote year-round recreation activities that are natural resource-based and that will create additional jobs for communities with ski areas on the National Forests....
USDA Announces Funding to Train and Educate Next Generation of Farmers...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2014 – Today, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of more than $19 million in grants to help train, educate and enhance the sustainability of the next generation of agricultural producers through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)....
U.S. Forest Service and White House Council on Environmental Quality Announce...
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2014 -- The U.S. Forest Service and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today recognized 24 groups as new 21st Century Conservation Service Corps member organizations, bringing the total number of 21CSC member organizations to 124....
New McGovern-Dole Projects to Benefit 2.7 Million Children Worldwide
NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $183 million in U.S. agricultural commodities and support to benefit an estimated 2.7 million children in 10 developing countries as part of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. V...
Obama Administration Outlines New Strategy to Better Protect Communities, Businesses and...
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014—As the 2014 wildfire season approaches, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chairman Mike Boots today released the Administration’s National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. This strategy, developed by federal, state, tribal and local co...
Secretary Vilsack Appoints New Members to USDA NAREEE Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of eight individuals to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board....
Agriculture Secretary Announces Rural Schools Payments
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2014--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that over $300 million will be paid to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in support of local schools and roads as part of the Congressional reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The disbursement incudes $30 million...
