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New Trade Agreements a Boon for American Agriculture

October 13, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Outside of farm country, many people don’t realize the importance of American agriculture to our overall economy. One in 12 American jobs is connected to agriculture, in all sorts of industries from picking and processing, to packing and shipping, to shelving at your local market. And despite...

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USDA Cultivates Opportunity in Panama as Trade Agreement Awaits Congressional Action

October 11, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Foreign Agricultural Service, Public Affairs

The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement now awaiting Congressional action promises to boost U.S. exports to the nation known as “The Crossroads of the Americas.” In total, Congressional ratification of the Panama, Colombia and South Korea trade agreements will help farmers and ranchers add more...

Trade

Secretary’s Column: Trade Deals Create Jobs

October 07, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

This week, Congress will begin to take a look at important jobs legislation: new trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama and trade adjustment assistance to help train workers for the 21 st century economy. These agreements will help create jobs and provide new income opportunities for...

USDA Results Trade

Supporting Specialty Crop Growers Through State Block Grants

October 07, 2011 Gwen Sparks, Public Affairs Specialist, AMS

When I go to the grocery store or visit my local farmers market, on the top of my shopping list are healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nuts. I know that these items, part of a larger agricultural group classified as specialty crops, are a critical component of...

Food and Nutrition Trade

Secretary Vilsack on Steve Jobs, Innovators and Entrepreneurs: At our Best When Fearless

October 06, 2011 Amanda Eamich, Director of Web Communications

“I think Steve Jobs and all the innovators and entrepreneurs of this country have been fearless and that’s when we operate at our best. I happen to be working in a field right now with the American farmer and rancher, who is fearless. They put a crop in the ground every day and we’re having a record...

USDA Results Technology Trade

Vinamilk, Cochran Fellows Exemplify Thriving Agricultural Partnership Between U.S. and Vietnam

October 06, 2011 Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Last week, I was honored to lead USDA’s first-ever agricultural trade mission to Vietnam, which is quickly becoming one of the United State’s largest markets for agricultural exports. While there, I met with government and agricultural officials, witnessed trade relationships developing between U.S...

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Learn How the Pending Trade Agreements Will Benefit You

October 04, 2011 Matt Herrick, Office of Communications

As Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said today during a national media call, Congress must now take action on an important part of President Obama's jobs agenda: new trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea and trade adjustment assistance to help train workers for the 21st century economy...

Trade

U.S. Agribusinesses Build Trade Relationships, Seek Export Success in Vietnam

September 30, 2011 Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse

For the past week, it has been my privilege to lead USDA’s first-ever agricultural trade mission to a country with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies–Vietnam. I began my trip in Hanoi, where I met with government and agricultural officials and visited some of the city’s most historical and...

Food and Nutrition Trade

Chinese Officials Learn About U.S. Soybean Industry in Week-long Agriculture Tour

September 27, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Foreign Agricultural Service, Public Affairs

Last week, six officials from China's Ministry of Agriculture arrived in America’s heartland to begin an in-depth exploration of the workings of the U.S. soybean industry.

Health and Safety Trade

U.S. Embassy Paris People’s Garden Unites French and American Gourmets

September 23, 2011 Xavier Audran, Agricultural Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Paris, France

Several top French chefs gathered on September 19 at the People’s Garden located at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to France. In a friendly atmosphere, the chefs prepared dishes using fruits and vegetables from the garden, as well as U.S. cranberries and seafood (crab, salmon) from Alaska. The...

Trade Initiatives