…ranchers. While in Cuba with President Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will allow the 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The grants we are announcing today are the latest of many steps USDA has taken to help communities who are struggling with water quality. Enhanced federal…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…of the nation’s agricultural produce each year. This means that every third bite of food we eat comes as the result of bees and other pollinators. USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…however and producers need to act relatively quickly. More about the NAD From the NAD website: The National Appeals Division reports directly to the Secretary of Agriculture and is independent…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has worked to enhance the range of products made in rural America, and to expand the domestic and international markets for those products….
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…an investment in the health of local economies,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Nearly half of schools report that they intend to buy even more local foods in future school…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…The varieties include the hybrid yellow granex, varieties of granex parentage, and other similar varieties recommended by the Vidalia Onion Committee and approved by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The…
Beef and Beef Products to Peru
…Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman announced today that the U.S. government has reached agreement with the government of Peru to remove barriers for U.S. beef exports…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
USDA Announces $260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Partnership Program Applications sought with a focus on environmental markets, conservation finance Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up…
Vilsack, Obama Travel to Cuba
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Join President Obama and Cabinet Delegation on Travel to Cuba Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join President Obama when he travels to Cuba later this month….
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
USDA Commits $20 Million to Innovative Conservation Projects Proposals sought for water quality, outreach and conservation finance Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up to $20 million…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…and committee members serve without compensation. The Board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness….
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
Seventeen New Watersheds Added to National Water Quality Initiative Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an investment of $25 million targeted to help agriculture producers improve water quality in high-priority…