USDA Farmers Market Opens for 2013 Season
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Acting Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo will ring the bell Friday, opening the USDA Farmers Market for its 18th season on the Washington Mall....
USDA Trade Mission Aims to Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in...
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse is leading a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Turkey, this week. Representatives from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania, as well as 20 U.S. companies are p...
Vilsack Outlines Vision for Agricultural Solutions to Environmental Challenges
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said that the Federal government must increase collaboration with producers, researchers and industry to develop the next generation of solutions that will help agriculture mitigate and adapt to modern climate challenges....
USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, calling on others across the food chain—including producer groups, processors, manufacturers, retailers, communities, and other government agencies − to join the ef...
USDA Renews Commitment to Improving Regulatory Efficiency
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced its plan to update regulatory processes for notices regarding public property, loans, grants, benefits and contracts by rescinding an outdated statement of policy that required USDA agencies to needlessly delay the delivery of these benefits to rural communities....
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Forecast for U.S. Agricultural...
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its fourth Outlook for U.S. Agriculture Trade in fiscal year 2013 today. USDA projects $139.5 billion in agricultural exports in FY 2013, which if realized would be a new record. Since 2009, U.S. agricultural exports have climbed from $96.3 billion in 2009 to the most-recent...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights June Homeownership Month
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Homeownership Month by highlighting programs to help rural residents buy, refinance and repair homes....
HHS AND USDA Announce the Appointment of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the appointment of 15 nationally recognized experts to serve on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Committee’s recommendations and rationale will serve as a basis for t...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Economic Opportunity and Job Creation of...
ELKWOOD, Va., May 30, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted the economic opportunity provided by strong local and regional food systems for America’s farmers and ranchers while touring Blue Ridge Produce, a regional food hub that aggregates, markets and distributes locally grown fruits and vegetables for sale to wholesale c...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding World Organization for Animal...
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about notification received today from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) upgrading the United States' risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk:...
