USDA Releases Report on the Growing Importance of Food Hubs in...
NEW ORLEANS, La., February 26, 2013 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the release of a report which provides a comprehensive look at the economic role, challenges and opportunities for food hubs in the nation’s growing local food movement. The announcement was made during a visit to Hollygrove Market and Farm, a pro...
Reminder: Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Must be Postmarked...
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2013- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades that there are 45 days remaining in the filing period closing March 25, 2013....
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Appoints Members to the NAREEE Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of 10 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board....
USDA's Amber Waves Magazine Releases App for Digital Devices
WASHINGTON, February 21 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) today announced a new mobile application to bring its widely-read Amber Waves magazine to readers via their digital devices....
USDA Announces Additional Steps to Reduce Fraud and Misuse in Supplemental...
WASHINGTON, February 21, 2013 – Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced tough new measures as a part of USDA’s ongoing effort to ensure integrity in the nation’s nutrition safety net, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)....
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: World Organization for Animal Health...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about notification received today from the Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommending that the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) be upgraded to negligible risk:...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and World Food Prize Foundation Cement Partnership to...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19, 2013-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn came together today at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines, Iowa, before a crowd of 200 youth and business leaders to formalize a partnership enhancing the Wallace-Carver Internship Program for students involved in cutting-edge...
Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Improve Rural Electric Service for Customers...
NEW ORLEANS, February 18, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 12 states will receive loan guarantees to improve generation and transmission facilities and implement smart grid technologies. The announcement was made on the Secretary’s behalf by USDA Rural Utilities Acting Adm...
USDA Announces 45th General Sign-Up for the Conservation Reserve Program
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16, 2013-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending on June 14....
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and partners invest in conservation for...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $59 million this year from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the health of the Mississippi River basin, making a total of approximately $289 million for the initiative that reduces nutrient and sediment run-off....
