Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Addresses Access to Credit for Veterans, Young and...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 14, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with veterans, young, beginning and socially-disadvantaged producers today at a community center in San Antonio, Texas, about USDA’s work to expand credit for their farming operations. USDA is hearing from excited producers all across the country about USDA’s new microloan p...
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 2013 Farm Income...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement about the 2013 farm income forecast from USDA's Economic Research Service:...
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today issued the following statement in response to Russia's suspension of U.S. meat imports:...
Reminder: Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Must be Postmarked...
WASHINGTON, February 8, 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....
USDA to Release New Long-Term Agricultural Projections
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013--The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections on Feb. 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. EST. USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2022 will be posted to the Office of the Chief Economist’s (OCE) website at www.usda.gov/oce and available in MS Word and PDF formats. Projections data will be...
USDA Announces Request for Applications for FY 2014 Farm to School...
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 6, 2013 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the release of a request for applications (RFA) for the latest round of USDA’s Farm to School grants. These grants help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with local agricultural producers....
USDA Proposes Standards to Provide Healthy Food Options in Schools
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 – USDA today announced the public comment period has opened on proposed new standards to ensure that children have access to healthy food options in school....
USDA Preserves $4 Billion in Agricultural Exports in 2012 by Knocking...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resolved dozens of export issues in 2012, freeing up an estimated $4 billion in U.S. agricultural and forestry exports and protecting roughly 30,000 American jobs in the process. The work is highlighted on Performance.gov, a r...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Expansion of Refinancing Program to Help More...
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is adding 15 more states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to a pilot program that enables current USDA home loan borrowers to save money on housing costs by refinancing their mortgages with lower interest rates. USDA Housing Administrator Tammye Treviño ma...
