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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012–Earlier today, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that the United States and the European Union formed a partnership that will recognize the two organic programs as equivalent and allow access to each other's markets. Formal letters creating this...

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the Proposed FY 2013 budget: "The President and I believe that this is a make or break moment for the middle class. What's at stake is the basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012—Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse announced today a package of technology enhancements from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) that include Web access for handheld and smartphone users, as well as a more efficient and timely option...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10, 2012 – Abraham Lincoln's legacy is ripe for the picking – as the result of a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Old State Capitol State Historic Site. This partnership started when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited the site in November...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 –Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement regarding data released today showing U.S. farm exports reached a record $136.3 billion in calendar year 2011: "The data released today by USDA represents a record-breaking calendar year for farm exports...

ANKENY, IA, Feb. 10, 2012 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a roundtable meeting today with local business and agricultural leaders at the Des Moines Area Community College to discuss the vision laid out in President Obama's State of the Union address that will help grow the Iowa economy...

DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2012 – First Lady Michelle Obama joined students, Top Chef chef'testants and the Dallas Cowboys at the Kleberg-Rylie Recreation Center today to highlight the Dallas Independent School Districts efforts to foster healthy, nutritious school environments as part of her three-day...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that government and industry leaders from the United States and China will gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, Feb. 16, for the first U.S.-China Agricultural Symposium. Vilsack traveled to China for the second time as...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), partnering with Bioversity International and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, has launched the Germplasm Resources Information Network-Global ( GRIN-Global), a powerful but easy-to-use...

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