Secretaries Jewell, Vilsack Applaud President Obama's Designation of Three New National...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2016 - Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today joined members of Congress, state and local officials, and local business and community leaders in applauding the President's designation of the Sand to Snow National Monument, Mojave Trails National Monument, and Castle Mountains...
Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal...
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable org...
Photo Hobbyist Wins Share the Experience 2014 Photo Contest
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2015 – The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the winner of the 2014 “Share the Experience” photography contest and launched the 2015 contest, which gives amateur photographers the chance to showcase their skills by capturing the beauty of the nation’s public lands. The top-p...
Forest Service Offers Planning Tools for Your Fall Colors Vacation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2013 –The U.S. Forest Service is urging people to get outdoors, spend time in rural communities and urban forests, and enjoy one of nature’s most spectacular seasons with its Fall Colors 2013 campaign....
USDA Announces $9 Million to Support Community Food Projects Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $9 million in funding to assist low-income individuals and communities in developing local and independent food systems....
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Improve Rural Electric Service to...
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that rural electric utilities in 18 states will receive loan guarantees to make improvements to electric lines, transmission facilities and to reduce peak electric loads by deploying smart grid technologies. USDA Rural Utilities Administrator Jonathan Adelstein made the...
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Climate Assessment
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today on the National Climate Assessment and Obama Administration efforts on climate change:...
USDA Provides $8 Million to Help Boost Declining Honey Bee Population
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), today announced $8 million in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) incentives for Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin farmers and ranchers who establish new habitats for declining honey bee populations....
USDA Invests in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in Wyoming
JACKSON, Wyo. June 10, 2015 – During his visit to the state today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing in several energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Wyoming....
USDA Scientists Collaborate with Global Researchers to Advance the Mapping of...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2012—In a major advance that will unlock the benefits of the mapping of the barley genome—one of the world’s most important cereal crops—work conducted and supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with researchers around the world has resulted in the most advanced sequencing of the barley genome t...
