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The USDA has announced grant funding for local projects to boost participation in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Stacy Dean)
Stacy Dean, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, saying a strong and healthy nation tomorrow depends of healthy children today.
USDA's Risk Management Agency announced funding for projects emphasizing risk management education and training, with emphasis on underserved populations. (Rod Bain and RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)
Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy discusses past and present efforts of his agency to support risk management education and training.
Several people nominated for positions as Agriculture Department Under Secretaries are currently in various stages of the confirmation process. (Rod Bain. Former U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small. USDA Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Climate Advisor Robert Bonnie.)