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Kathleen Merrigan


In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Naomi Starkman

April 02, 2015 Rachael Dubinsky and Wendy Wasserman, Office of Communications

In agriculture we know that the work of women in our field reaches far beyond one month out of the year and should be celebrated every day. We got such a great response to our Women’s History Month weekly profiles in March that we will now be expanding to a monthly series. We will continue to...

Conservation Initiatives

Women Farmers: One Million Strong

April 29, 2013 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

In the four years I’ve served as Deputy Secretary, I’ve talked with thousands of women in agriculture – from young women thinking about entering farming to older women who have been tilling the soil for decades. Each of their stories is powerful on its own. But taken together, they have been an...

Conservation USDA Results Food and Nutrition Farming Rural Initiatives

Deputy Secretary Holds Roundtable Discussion with Tribal Leaders in South Dakota

March 07, 2013 Elsie Meeks, State Director for Rural Development, Craig Schaunaman, State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency and Jeffrey Zimprich, State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service

Last week, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan led a USDA delegation deep into the heart of Indian Country in South Dakota. All three of us and our teams from USDA’s South Dakota state offices for Rural Development, the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service were joined by...

Rural

Deputy Secretary Discusses Food Hubs, New Orleans Style

February 28, 2013 Karen Lawson, Louisiana USDA Public Information Officer

New Orleans is known for many special things, not the least of which is its food. That’s why Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan chose the crescent city this week to release a new report on the importance of food hubs in America. The report finds that there is an increasing demand for...

Food and Nutrition Farming Rural

Inspiring Recovery

February 28, 2013 Justin DeJong, Deputy Director, Office of Communications, USDA

Earlier this week, I traveled to New Orleans with Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan to meet with the local farming and fishing community. What I saw at the Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (MQVN) was inspirational.

Conservation

A Word about the Importance of Work/Life from Deputy Secretary Merrigan

November 30, 2012 Mika J. Cross, Work/Life and Wellness Program Manager

Last month, Hurricane Sandy prevented Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan from addressing USDA employees and guests at the Open House planned for National Work & Family Month. However, she wanted to be sure to take the time to emphasize the importance of USDA’s Work/Life & Wellness programs and what...

USDA Results

Bringing Federal Partners to the Local Foods Table

November 20, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Three years ago this fall, Secretary Vilsack and I launched the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative (KYF2). Since then, we’ve seen interest and participation in local and regional food systems grow beyond anything we expected: whether I’m meeting with buffalo ranchers from the Great Plains...

Food and Nutrition

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan Visits Common Ground Fair in Maine, Meets with Farmers, Growers and Area USDA Officials

September 27, 2012 Maine Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan visited the Common Ground Fair on Sunday as a part of her visit to Maine. While at the fair, the Deputy Secretary met with leaders from USDA agencies as well as numerous Maine farmers and gardeners. During her keynote address at the fair, Merrigan...

Rural

Recognizing Champions of Change: Strengthening Food Security at Home and Abroad

September 12, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of congratulating 11 extraordinary individuals being recognized through the White House Champions of Change program for their work to tackle hunger in the United States and abroad. The Champions recognized today are making improved access to healthy food a reality...

Food and Nutrition

Small Ohio Producers First to Reap Benefits of Interstate Shipment

August 09, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

This morning at the Ohio Grown: Local Food Creating Local Opportunities conference at The Ohio State University, I had the pleasure of announcing that Ohio is the first state to join the interstate meat shipment program created by the 2008 Farm Bill. The program provides an opportunity for state...

Health and Safety Food and Nutrition Farming
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