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Even Paul Bunyan is Overshadowed by the 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree - and a Precious 10-year-old Boy

December 03, 2014 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

A foggy mist did not deter a crowd of onlookers, politicians and U.S. Forest Service employees as a 10-year-old Maryland boy in a wheelchair enveloped by warm blankets flipped the switch to light the 2014 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the West Front lawn of the nation’s Capital. C-SPAN recorded the...

Forestry

Agriculture Secretary Highlights Renewable Energy Opportunities, Biofuels Investment, During an Energy Roundtable in Minnesota

April 22, 2011 Adam Czech, USDA Minnesota Public Information Officer

The use of biofuels needs to expand throughout all of the United States. That’s what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told an audience of about 50 producers, stakeholders and agency leaders during a renewable energy roundtable discussion at CHS Inc. in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. on Wednesday...

Energy Rural

Event Highlights Recovery Act Broadband Investment in Northeastern Minnesota

October 20, 2010 Adam Czech, Minnesota Public Information Coordinator

Several years ago, commissioners in Lake County in Northeastern Minnesota began researching the possibility of bringing fully network connected broadband services to the region.

Initiatives Rural Technology

Udderly Necessary Help For Dairy Producers

December 18, 2009 Aaron Lavallee, USDA Communications Coordinator

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was pleased to deliver a little holiday cheer to our nation’s dairy producers when he announced the implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program. The 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill authorized $290 million for loss...

Food and Nutrition
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