Perdue to honor veterans at USDA View as a webpage Media Advisory (Washington, D.C., November 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver the keynote address at the USDA Veterans Day event honoring Vietnam-era veterans and commemorating the centennial of the World War I Armistice. *NOTE: Media interested in attending must RSVP …
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Did you know 15 percent of the world’s food is grown in urban areas? Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Farming in the City From backyard community gardens to vacant lots, and along highways and on rooftops, urban farmers are bringing people closer to their food. These farmers are growing fresh, healthy …
If you’d like to try no-till, we wrote this for you. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Park Your Plow: 5 Tips for the No-Till-Curious With harvest season winding down, you’re no doubt making an important decision for your working land. Will you hook up the plow, or is this the year …
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Focus On Farming from A Greener World Agroforestry in Action! Feeding ourselves sustainably in a changing world is leading to the rediscovery of 'agroforestry,' a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials like trees and shrubs are deliberately used on the same land as agricultural crops or animals. Agroforestry is actually a …
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USDA announces Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 20 counties in Georgia following Hurricane Michael View as a webpage PRESS RELEASE USDA Provides 20 Hurricane-Damaged Georgia Counties with Additional Food Assistance WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2018 — As part of the continuing effort to provide relief from the effects of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department …
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Contact: press@fas.usda.gov or (202) 720-7115 FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018 – Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Ken Isley on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 5-8. “Korea is consistently …
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View as a webpage Press Release WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications …
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CIO Gary Washington Receives Federal Leadership Award View as a webpage Press Release USDA CXO Dashboards Declared “Innovation of the Year” CIO Gary Washington Receives Federal Leadership Award (Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Executive Officer (CXO) Dashboard Project has been recognized by FedScoop Magazine as the Federal …
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David Sceirine is protecting key wildlife habitat on his family’s ranch. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. #FridaysOnTheFarm: For Future Generations of Ranchers and Sage Grouse With the help of a conservation easement, David Sceirine is safeguarding his family's ranch from future development while helping the Bi-State sage-grouse, an at-risk bird that …
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Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018–Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 200,900 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2018/2019 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues both daily and weekly export sales reports to the …
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