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Month: May 2017
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0038.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade Reorganization of USDA Elevates Rural Development as Department Priority (Cincinnati, OH – May 11, 2017) – U.S. …
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USDA Awards First Loans in the Rural Energy Savings Program
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0037.17 Contact: Anne Mayberry (202) 690-1756 USDA Awards First Loans in the Rural Energy Savings Program WASHINGTON, May 10, 2017 – Acting Deputy Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is providing zero-interest …
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Secretary Perdue Issues Policy Memo on Religious Liberty and Freedom of Speech
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0036.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Secretary Perdue Issues Policy Memo on Religious Liberty and Freedom of Speech (Washington, DC, May 9, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today …
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How to Reduce Disease in Field Tomatoes
+ Lots of great workshops and We're Hiring! View this email in your browser INVITE FRIENDS TO RECEIVE THE GROWER'S TOOLBOX Dear Nahid, May is always a busy time on the farm with successional warm season plantings going in, bountiful cool season harvests, and the promise of a productive growing season in the air. Unfortunately, …
Comment Period on GE Canola Extended to May 30, 2017
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. May 9, 2017 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced the comment period on the preliminary extension of deregulation to Bayer CropScience’s genetically engineered (GE) canola will remain open until May 30, 2017. The …
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#FridaysontheFarm: A Place to Call Home
In this #Fridaysonthefarm, visit rice and crawfish farms in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana where four farmers are providing much-needed habitat for the whooping crane, one of the continent's rarest birds. http://arcg.is/2qsMz0Z Follow USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s #Fridaysonthefarm interactive stories each Friday! Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where NRCS and partners help …
Ag Secretary Perdue Pledges USDA Support in Face of Heartland Flooding
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0035.17 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Ag Secretary Perdue Pledges USDA Support in Face of Heartland Flooding (Washington, D.C., May 4, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today pledged …
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Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipments of U.S. Beef to Brazil
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0034.17 Contact: USDA Press Office press 202-720-4623 Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipments of U.S. Beef to Brazil Consul General Ricardo Zuniga displays U.S. beef ready for Brazilian customers representing more than a …
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TOMORROW: Secretary Sonny Perdue to Give First Major Farm Policy Speech in Iowa
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Media Advisory 0004.17 Contact: USDA Office of Communications press (202) 720-4623 TOMORROW: Secretary Sonny Perdue to Give First Major Farm Policy Speech in Iowa (Washington, DC, May 4, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will travel to Nevada, Iowa tomorrow to tour …
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