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WASHINGTON, July 10, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell joined members of Congress, California State and local elected officials, and community members across Northern California today in praising the President's designation of the Berryessa Snow Mountain...

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 – The United States and Switzerland announced today that beginning July 10, 2015, organic products certified in the United States or Switzerland may be sold as organic in either country. The organic equivalency arrangement between the two nations will streamline organic...

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the seven members of the 2015 class of the Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship Program. The Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship, commonly known as USDA's "Tribal Fellowship", matches tribal land-grant...

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2015 – Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the United States and Switzerland formed a partnership that will recognize the two countries' organic programs as equivalent for organic products and streamline access to each other's markets. The...

July 1, 2015 Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden: It is a great opportunity to be with you and first of all I send regards from a colleague of mine at USDA, Anne Alonzo, who I believe may have been the first female head of this organization, or the first chair or president - I am not sure the right term...

July 1, 2015 Sec. Vilsack: Thank you very much. Ambassador Quinn, thank you very, very much. Certainly have appreciated our friendship and our work together, uh to focus on the World Food prize and certainly carry out the great legacy of Dr. Borlaug and vision of John Ruan, another great Iowan who...

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2015 — Today, the Obama Administration invited communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as part of a community's emerging economic action plans. Under this effort, a team...

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman today announced the appointment of 129 private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees...

June 24, 2015 Moderator: Hello everybody. And thank you for joining us for this call. The topic today is going to be support - new support that is for producers that have been affected by drought in California. And we have on the line from California, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Interior...

PORTLAND, June 29, 2015 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that starting July 1, 2015, dairy farmers can enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides...