Vilsack: “We Are Clearly Paying Attention to this Situation”

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…assistance being made available to farmers and ranchers for drought assistance. For Secretary Vilsack’s entire one-on-one discussion with Sabrina Hill, CLICK HERE. CLICK HERE to watch Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s comments…

Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought

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…more California’s farmers and families up at night, and that is water — or the lack of it. As anybody in this state could tell you, California’s living through some…

President Obama Speaks on Drought

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…and announced new actions to help. Accelerating $100 million from the Farm Bill signed last week to help ranchers Last week announced $20 million to help hard hit communities. Today…

Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought

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Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley As farmers and ranchers across California continue to feel the effects of the worst drought on record, the president…

AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack

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…Central California to survey some of the damage caused by the drought and announce millions of dollars in additional assistance. He told me he wants California’s farmers and ranchers to…

President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today

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…of Agriculture declared 54 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to drought, making farmers and ranchers in those counties eligible for assistance through emergency loans. Conservation: USDA/NRCS…

CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources

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…farmers, ranchers and farmworkers; will continue to work with California food banks to address drought-related impacts; and is working with the University of California to develop a real-time assessment of…

“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners

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…on the Agricultural Act of 2014. I talked about how important this legislation is to providing the tools and programs necessary for USDA to help farmers, ranchers and forestland owners…