News Releases for August 1998

United States Department of Agriculture

updated August 31, 1998

0353 USDA Accepting Applications for 1890 National Scholars Program
0352 Samuel Chambers Jr. Named to Head Food and Nutrition Service
0351 U.S. Agriculture Exports for 1999 Forecast at $52 Billion
For Summary/Full report: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/erssor/trade/aes-bb
0350 M/A Public Schedule for Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
0349 Secretary Glickman Postpones North Carolina Trip until September 2
0348 Q&A: New York Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
0347 Glickman Announces $10 Million Joint New York-Federal Conservation Project
0346 Remarks of Agriculture Dan Glickman Briefing on Creation of President's Council on Food Safety (Executive Order Creating Council on Food Safety)--( Food Safety Accomplishments)
0345 M/A Secretary Glickman to Visit North Carolina
0344 M/A Administration Officials to Hold Press Briefing on Food Safety
0343 Production Flexibility Contract Payments for 1998 Crops Total $5.8 Billion
0342 Public Schedule for Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
0341 M/A Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to Travel to New York
0340 USDA Launches ‘Hay Net' to Aid Drought Distressed Livestock
0339 Farmers Save on Income Taxes under Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Report: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: Provisions for Farmers and Rural Communities)
0338 Statement by Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jim Lyons on the National Forest Recreation Program
0337 Public Input Sought for National Policy on use of Achors for Climbing in National Forest Wilderness
0336 Backgrounder: USDA and HUD Funds for New York Announced August 14, 1998
0335 Backgrounder HUD and USDA Funds for Western New York
0334 Glickman and Cuomo Announce $72 Million in USDA and HUD Aid to Revitalize Canal Corridor and Other New York Communities
0333 M/A Secretary Glickman to visit New York to Promote Economic Development Along Erie Canal Corridor
0332 Statement of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman on President's Signing the Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act
0331 Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman's Radio Message
0330 Glickman Announces New Crop Insurance Options for Hard-Hit Farmers
0329 Statement by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman on Bombing in Kenya
0328 USDA to Back $33 Million in Loans for Rural Businesses
0327 Deputy Secretary Rominger to Speak to Southern Cooperatives
0326 M/A Public Schedule for Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
0325 M/A Glickman to Meet with Producers, Tour Drought Damage
0324 Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman White House Domestic Policy Council Council Conference: Building Economic Self-Determination in Indian Communities Washington, D.C.-August 5, 1998
0323 Secretary Glickman Declares South Carolina Agriculture Disaster Area
0322 Glickman and Atwood Announce Countries Eligible for U.S. Food Aid Initiative
0321 Agriculture Secretary Announces Native American Assistance
0320 Statement of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman on the Judicial Officer's Decision and Order in the IBP Case (For Judicial Officers Decision and Order see GIPSA Latest Additions)
0319 Rawls Sworn in as General Counsel for USDA
0318 Glickman Announces New Executive Vice Presdent of Commodity Credit
0317 Kennedy Named As Deputy Under Secretary To Oversee Forestry Issues
0316 Deputy Secretary Rominger's Public Schedule
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