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A recent visit to parts of the Tar Heel State impacted by Hurricane Helene gave the Agriculture Secretary opportunity to learn more about continuing local, regional, and federal recovery efforts. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Bringing forth more public research of seed and germplasms, and increasing public availability of product, is among the focus areas of USDA’s Farmer Seed Liaison. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
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