Employment related pilot programs under the new Farm Bill could reduce Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment figures. Rod Bain and Secretary Vilsack explain. Pilot Programs Could Reduce SNAP Enrollment Numbers…
Ag Sec. Vilsack on Modernizing the Poultry Inspection System
Greater efficiency in the poultry inspection process is behind a proposal to modernize inspection efforts, according to the Agriculture Secretary. Rod Bain has the story with Secretary Vilsack. Modernizing the…
USDA Announces Support for Smarter Lunchrooms
Team Nutrition Grants Available to Improve the Health and Future of America’s Children WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $5.5 million in new grants to…
More USDA Actions Outlined to Help Small/Mid-Sized Farms
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gives details of some things USDA is doing to give more help to small and mid-sized farmers. More USDA Actions Outlined to…
Expanded Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers
USDA is expanding efforts to support small and mid-sized farmers and ranchers. Susan Carter reports with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Expanded Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers…
USDA Expanding Support for Small, Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers
SANTE FE, N.M., March 10, 2014 –Today in remarks at the National Farmers Union National Convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Outlines Just a Few Beginning Farmer Actions
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlines a few of the many initiatives to help beginning farmers. Vilsack Outlines Just a Few Beginning Farmer Actions…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Pledges Biofuels Support Regardless of EPA RFS Decision
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regardless of what the EPA decides on the Renewable Fuels Standard, the Agriculture Secretary is pledging continued support for the biofuels industry. Gary Crawford reports. Vilsack…
Ag. Secretary Vilsack Proposes Different Way to Pay For Fighting Wildfires
Gary Crawford In his proposed fiscal year 2015 budget request Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is suggesting a new way to pay for ever increasing costs of fighting wildfires. Gary Crawford…
It’s Full Steam Ahead for Farm Bill Implementation
Gary Crawford with the Agriculture Secretary saying his department is going full steam ahead on farm bill implementation. It’s Full Steam Ahead for Farm Bill Implementation…
Spinach Genes Could Save Citrus Trees
…crop is the plant disease Huanglongbing. This disease, also known as citrus greening, has no known cure and once a tree is infected it dies. However, former Secretary of Agriculture…
State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings
…Speaking at the drought meeting in Merced Tuesday, Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird says there needs to be a focus on storage. State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings…
CA Ag Secretary’s Message to Farmers on Drought
…help farmers around the state deal with the effects of the drought. California Ag Secretary spoke with AgNet West at the meeting. California Ag Secretary Message to Farmers on Drought…
Proposed Budget Focuses on Results “Where it Counts”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack comments on his proposed FY 2015 budget. Ag Secretary Vilsack on his proposed budget….