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Vilsack: Greta, thank you very much. I know I'm in Iowa, Governor, when the meeting starts at 8 o'clock. In D.C., this would be about a 10 o'clock meeting, so it's great to be back home. I certainly appreciate Governor Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Reynolds and their interest and involvement in...

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the first round of investments in rural infrastructure projects through the U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund. Through the Fund and its expanded public-private partnerships, USDA has facilitated the investment of...

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Microsoft to launch the "Innovation Challenge," a contest designed to explore how climate change will impact the United States' food system with the intent of achieving better food resiliency. The challenge...

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the expansion of crop insurance to provide additional options for fruit and nut producers. The Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion are now available to cover...

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $349 million in funding for 15 rural electric infrastructure projects to build or improve more than 1,844 miles of transmission and distribution lines for rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 13 states. "Eighty...

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have partnered to add the NIH Body Weight Planner to USDA's SuperTracker online tool as a goal-setting resource to help people achieve and stay at a healthy weight. Created in 2011, the...

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $85.8 million in funding to strengthen access to high speed broadband for rural America. "Broadband is fundamental to expanding economic opportunity and job creation in rural areas, and it is as vital to rural America's...

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today joined hundreds of community members from the Upper Arkansas River Valley to celebrate the President's designation of Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado. President Obama...

WILTON, Iowa, July 17, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative's headquarters in Wilton, Iowa, today to announce a $44 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) electric loan that will help improve nearly 350 miles of electric distribution lines...

July 16, 2015 Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden: Thank you, Dr. Tu and so good to be with you, Dr. Newman, especially out here. I see you in Washington, but this is a lot more fun. As Deputy Secretary, I get to do a lot of kind of cool stuff as you might imagine mainly with farmers and ranchers, with...