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The definition of “being in the office” or “being on the clock” is changing. Most organizations—government or private—have a multi-generational workforce that may or may not be in the same location. Our team alone has four generations with varying comfort levels in using different technologies...

Timber sales are an important part of the work to reduce wildfire risk on your national forests and grasslands. However, many of the policies governing how forest products are harvested and sold are decades old, and forest conditions, climate, forest products markets and our workforce have changed.

You can file a complaint or tip if you suspect a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act or any other Federal law governing fair and competitive marketing and contract growing of livestock and poultry. Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs We are in the process of updating the online form on this...

(Updated July 2019) Asset Valuation Spousal Employment Mutual Funds, UITs, and Similar Investments. IRAs, 401(k), 403(b), 453, Keogh, etc. Income Valuation for Funds Liabilities Outside Positions Agreements or Arrangements with Former or Future Employers Gifts and Travel Reimbursements Inclusion of...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2014 – The U. S. Department of Agriculture today finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation's low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young...

Chairman Oberman, Vice Chairman Shultz, and Members Fuchs, Primus, and Hedlund—the Department of Agriculture appreciates your holding this hearing. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a perspective on the challenges the agricultural sector faces with respect to rail transportation. I’m Dr...

The Gulf Coast ecosystem is vital to our nation and our economy, providing valuable energy resources, abundant seafood, extraordinary recreational activities and a rich cultural heritage. This ecosystem was significantly injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—the worst environmental disaster in...

It is a simple idea. If you have more than you need, share with those who don’t have enough. An estimated 50 million Americans do not have access to enough food. So what can be done? Amazing things can happen when you implement a simple idea by combining a love of agriculture and commitment to...

America is developing quite an app-etite. The number of U.S. smartphone owners is approaching 130 million, resulting in more and more demand for mobile access to our information. Combine that with the increase in consumers wanting access to fresh, local products, and it’s obvious why there’s such a...

Members of the Tribes already know this, but President Obama, Secretary Vilsack and members of this Administration take very seriously the need to work with Tribes on a government to government basis, and to provide the Tribes with the technical and economic support they need not just to survive...