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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes today announced that collaboration between the agencies is again providing funds to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use throughout the State of California. Agencies...

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications through the Community Connect Broadband program for grants to provide broadband service to residents of remote, rural communities. "Ensuring that all Americans have access to reliable...

OXFORD, N.C., May 3, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today called on petroleum companies to help increase the percentage of ethanol in America's gas tanks in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil, boost job creation and promote development of renewable energy from farm-produced feedstocks...

DENVER, May 2, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper today announced the release of the final Environmental Impact Statement for the final Colorado Roadless Rule. The preferred alternative identified in the impact statement provides conservation for 4.2...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the publication in the Federal Register of new proposed guidelines for the USDA BioPreferred program that could expand the ability of USDA to designate biobased products for Federal purchase. USDA is proposing to allow for...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 - Today, the Agriculture Deputy Secretary, Kathleen Merrigan, announced in support of the White House Initiative on Small Business Contracting that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) will...

Audio WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today outlined the federal government's readiness for the wildland fire season to ensure protection for communities and restoration of forests and public lands across the country. The Secretaries...

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting grant applications to assist small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers and cooperatives in rural areas to spur job creation. "The funding we are announcing today represents USDA's...

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 – USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today released the following update on the BSE detection announced earlier this week: On April 24, USDA confirmed the nation's 4th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal that was sampled for the...

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford today released the following statement on the detection of BSE in the United States: "As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)...