Secretary Perdue to Announce Initiative for Rural e-Connectivity

Perdue to announce rural e-connectivity initiative View as a webpage Media Advisory (Washington, D.C., December 12, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver remarks announcing a Rural Development initiative for broadband and e-connectivity. *NOTE: Media interested in attending must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, December 12th at 5:00 p.m. ET. RSVP Now …

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Northern Bobwhite Quail: Restoring a Species

Loss, degradation and fragmentation of habitat on a continental scale has largely silenced the northern bobwhite quail. Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Northern Bobwhite Quail: Restoring a Species In the last 50 years, populations of the northern bobwhite quail have decreased by 85 percent in the United States. Loss, degradation, and …

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NEW Tool to Ease GAP Audit Overwhelm + We’re Hiring!

Add us to your address book View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, It's finally December of one of the wettest years on record. Let out the long sighs and the shoulda-wouldas of 2018—you made it. It may seem reductive to look at things from a survival standpoint, but we can all agree this …

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USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, NASDA CEO among speakers View as a webpage Press Release USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces plenary speakers for the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), to be held Feb. 21–22, 2019, at the Crystal Gateway …

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Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA & Army Corps WOTUS Announcement

View as a webpage Press Release Secretary Perdue Statement on EPA & Army Corps WOTUS Announcement (Washington, D.C., December 11, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised the announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers that they are fulfilling President Trump’s pledge to repeal and replace the …

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Faces of Vermont Agriculture: New Video Series

Eugenie Doyle’s farm in Monkton, Vermont is one of eight featured in a new farmers.gov video series, “Faces of Vermont Agriculture.” Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Faces of Vermont Agriculture: New Video Series Eugenie Doyle and her husband, Sam Burr, have farmed since 1979. They run a diversified operation with dairy …

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Secretary Perdue Statement on Release of Farm Bill Conference Report

View as a webpage Press Release Secretary Perdue Statement on Release of Farm Bill Conference Report (Washington, D.C., December 10, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the release of the 2018 Farm Bill conference report: “I welcome the introduction of the Farm Bill conference committee report, and …

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Secretary Perdue in Hawaii

Perdue to speak at WGA and visit farms View as a webpage Media Advisory (Washington, D.C., December 10, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in Hawaii TOMORROW, Tuesday, December 11th and Wednesday, December 12th. * NOTE: Media interested in attending any event must RSVP to press@oc.usda.gov by TODAY, Monday, December 10th …

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