Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear Stakeholders: Last summer, APHIS launched an agency-wide Customer Service Call Center dedicated to answering stakeholder questions or directing people to the appropriate program contact for additional information—all while providing outstanding customer service. The Call Center recently passed the one-year milestone, and based on …
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a preliminary determination to extend deregulation to a line of genetically engineered (GE) apple known as Arctic® Fuji. This GE apple developed by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, …
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Time to start planning for cold-weather crops (and register for the Sustainable Ag Conference!) View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, We are all patiently awaiting autumn, and how best to spend that time than starting cool season transplants? August is the month for starting lettuce, kale, peas, brassicas and many others. These cool …
Contact: FAS Public Affairs (202) 720-7115 U.S. Department of Agriculture Expands Presence and Engagement in Burma RANGOON, Burma, Aug. 8, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is expanding activities and services in Burma with the opening of a new Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon. …
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. “I’m proud of an America that has the strength of being opening and welcoming. I’m proud of an America that... continues to press the case for a federal government, for federal agencies, for our country to be open to diversity; to be open to …
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You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/15aeac7 USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins 08/04/2016 10:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2016 …
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0177.16 Contact: Kent Politsch (202)720-7163 USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins May/June 2016 Average Margins Below $6 WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today …
FSA Outreach Focus FSA Outreach Focus Reaching Out to Keep Farmers, Ranchers & Partners Informed August 3, 2016 Upcoming Webinar to Offer Overview of FSA Farm Storage Facility Loan The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is hosting a public webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. EDT, to provide information on the FSA Farm Storage …
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. A Conversation with USDA Leader Audrey Rowe Posted by Helena Rudoff, USDA Office of Communications Audrey Rowe serves as the Administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service. Rowe oversees the nation’s 15 federal nutrition assistance programs, …
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If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online Early Bird Registration is Open! The Food & Farm Event of the Year Returns to Durham, NC November 4-6 http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/sac CFSA Members – This is your opportunity to take advantage of huge members-only savings, including $80 off the Everything Conference Package! The Sustainable …
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