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Aquaculture systems Help Southwest Iowa Producers Meet the Growing Demand for Local Foods

November 30, 2010 Bill Menner, USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa

It has been more than a year since Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative to encourage conversations about local food systems. In that time, the initiative has strengthened the local foods movement that was...

Food and Nutrition Farming Rural

Deputy Secretary Merrigan Discusses Local Foods and Ag policy with University Students in Oregon

March 07, 2011 Holly Kipp, USDA Rural Development student employee and Portland State University graduate student

On March 3 rd, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan gave an informative speech about USDA’s ‘ Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative to a packed crowd of Portland State University (PSU) students and faculty. As both a PSU graduate student of Public Administration and a new employee...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition Farming Rural