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FAS Field Office Faces Trade Challenges Head-On

July 29, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Public Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service

Every day, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) field offices work to maintain access for U.S. products in export markets around the world. When trade is disrupted, these offices step up to the plate to address the issue and work with their counterparts in Washington, D.C., the exporters, and...

Trade

Four Agribusinesses Receive President’s ‘E’ Awards for Excellence in Exporting

May 31, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Foreign Agricultural Service, Public Affairs Specialist

In recognition of World Trade Week 2011, 27 companies and organizations were honored for excellence in exporting at the President’s “E” Awards Ceremony. This year marked the 50 th anniversary of the Presidential “E” Award, which was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to recognize persons...

Trade

NEI Event in Delaware Highlights Regional Businesses, Exports

May 16, 2011 Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Last week, I was honored to travel home to Delaware to address the importance of the President’s National Export Initiative (NEI). As a proud former agriculture secretary for this great state, I know well that for thousands of Delawareans, agriculture is not only a livelihood, but also a way of life...

Trade

St. Louis Riverfront Is Front Row for Surging U.S. Ag Exports

March 29, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

I spent yesterday in St. Louis, talking about the importance of trade and smart trade deals to America’s rebounding economy. Within 500 miles of St. Louis, farmers are producing more than three quarters of the nation’s corn and soybean crops, injecting $75 billion into the global economy, supporting...

Trade

Trade Takes Center Stage at Agricultural Outlook Forum

February 25, 2011 Katie Gorscak, FAS Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.

Agricultural exports were at the forefront during yesterday’s National Export Initiative (NEI) session at USDA’s 2011 Agricultural Outlook Forum. Earlier that day, USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber announced the latest agricultural export forecast for fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011)...

Trade

New Foreign Service Officers to Face Unique Challenges in Promoting U.S. Agriculture Abroad

February 23, 2011 Katie Gorscak, FAS Public Affairs, Washington, D.C,

This week, seven Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) employees were sworn in as Foreign Service Officers during a ceremony at USDA in Washington, D.C. This group of newly minted Foreign Service Officers will be posted in locales around the world, from Moscow to Brasilia, in their first positions in...

Trade

Kickoff ‘New Markets, New Jobs’ Event Puts Small and Medium-Sized Agribusinesses in the Spotlight

February 18, 2011 Kathleen Merrigan, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary

Yesterday, I was honored to represent the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the ‘New Markets, New Jobs’ conference held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Minnesota is one of our agricultural trade leaders, ranking sixth among all 50 states for U.S. farm exports, generating nearly $8...

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