ADVISORY: USDA Officials to Hold Press Call Regarding SNAP TOMORROW

You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY// NOT REPORTABLE Contact: USDA Press Email: press ADVISORY: USDA Officials to Hold Press Call Regarding SNAP TOMORROW (Washington, D.C., February 21, 2018) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Acting Deputy Undersecretary for USDA’s Food …

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ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue to Keynote USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum TOMORROW

You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue to Keynote USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum TOMORROW (Washington, D.C., February 21, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver the keynote address at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 94th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia …

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Secretary Perdue: “Rural America will see major benefits from Trump’s infrastructure plan”

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press Secretary Perdue: "Rural America will see major benefits from Trump's infrastructure plan" “Under President Trump’s ‘Building a Stronger America’ infrastructure agenda, we can restore our position in the world and steer …

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USDA Supports Disaster Recovery with Temporary Expansion of Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0039.18 Press Release Release No. 0039.18 Contact: USDA Press Phone: (202) 720-4623 Email: press Yennifer Álvarez Secretaria de Prensa Gobierno de Puerto Rico (787) 721-7000 (c) 787-610-0202 yalvarez@fortaleza.pr.gov USDA Supports Disaster Recovery with Temporary …

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🌿CFSA’s new Farmland Access Program, OCLC & upcoming events🌿

How beginning farmers can access land, OCLC, NRCS deadlines, & a new website for farmers. View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, You’ve no doubt heard that the average age of an American farmer continues to increase, as well as an enormous amount of U.S. farmland is on track to change hands in upcoming …

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70 Years in the Last Frontier

Seventy years in the Last Frontier, and we're just getting started! From protecting people and their communities to growing food in high tunnels to restoring streams for salmon to protecting precious soils, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has been investing in Alaska’s working lands for 70 years. Additional Resources: Learn more about CEAP Watershed …

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The 2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0038.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press The 2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – Experience farming and ag research first hand with two …

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Agriculture Secretary Announces Softwood Lumber Board Appointments

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0037.18 Contact: Carl Purvis, (202) 690-0488 carl.e.purvis Agriculture Secretary Announces Softwood Lumber Board Appointments WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the …

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USDA Secretary Announces Infrastructure Improvements for Forest System Trails

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0036.18 Contact: USDA Press Email: press USDA Secretary Announces Infrastructure Improvements for Forest System Trails Focused work will help agency reduce a maintenance backlog and make trails safer for users WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 …

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ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Georgia MONDAY

You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Contact: USDA Press Email: press ADVISORY: Secretary Perdue in Georgia MONDAY (Washington, D.C., February 16, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Sparks, Georgia on MONDAY, February 19th to celebrate the opening of new carrot processing facilities at Grimmway Farms with the plant’s …

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