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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $59 million this year from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the health of the Mississippi River basin, making a total of approximately $289 million for the initiative that reduces...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 14, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with veterans, young, beginning and socially-disadvantaged producers today at a community center in San Antonio, Texas, about USDA's work to expand credit for their farming operations. USDA is hearing from excited producers...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today issued the following statement in response to Russia's suspension of U.S. meat imports: "The United States is very disappointed that Russia has taken action to suspend...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 – United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement about the 2013 farm income forecast from USDA's Economic Research Service: "Today's forecast for the strongest net farm income in four decades is another positive testament to the...

WASHINGTON, February 8, 2013- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades that there are 45 days remaining in the filing period closing March 25, 2013. "Hispanic and women farmers who believe they have...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013--The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections on Feb. 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. EST. USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2022 will be posted to the Office of the Chief Economist's (OCE) website at www.usda.gov/oce and available in...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 6, 2013 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the release of a request for applications (RFA) for the latest round of USDA's Farm to School grants. These grants help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resolved dozens of export issues in 2012, freeing up an estimated $4 billion in U.S. agricultural and forestry exports and protecting roughly 30,000 American jobs in the process...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 – USDA today announced the public comment period has opened on proposed new standards to ensure that children have access to healthy food options in school. "Parents and teachers work hard to instill healthy eating habits in our kids, and these efforts should be supported...

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is adding 15 more states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to a pilot program that enables current USDA home loan borrowers to save money on housing costs by refinancing their mortgages with lower interest...