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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2009 - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will partner with the Department of Defense to form the Extension-Military Partnership, which will bring the extension expertise of land-grant universities to military family support programs. USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Rajiv Shah made the announcement today at the National Leadership...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2009 - The USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced they are streamlining the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's broadband grant and loan programs by awarding the remaining funding in just one more round, instead of two rounds, to increase efficiency and better accommodate...
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BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, President Obama's Secretary of Agriculture, is coming back to Iowa this weekend to headline a fundraiser for a fellow lawyer. Read about Congressman Bruce Braley's event below. 5th Annual Bruce, Blues and BBQ with the Honorable Tom Vilsack (Waterloo, IA) – Congressman Bruce Braley will host the [...]
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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
1. Why didn't Gore participate in the Senate climate scam hearings last week? If he wasn't a political liability nowadays, wouldn't he have been there? The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held three days of hearings with 54 witnesses last week on climate change legislation. 2. It's been almost a year since Obama won the presidency. Has he installed solar panels or wind turbines on the...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
WASHINGTON, Nov 3, 2009 -USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today published "Direct Certification of the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress," showing that the share of local educational agencies conducting direct certification grew to 78 percent, which represents 96 percent of all students, from a rate of 67 percent reported last year. "Ensuring that all...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009 - In response to the events at Bushways Packing Inc. in Grand Isle, Vt., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said: "The deplorable scenes recorded in the video released by the Humane Society of the United States are unequivocally unacceptable. The callous behavior and attitudes displayed in the video clearly appear to be violations of USDA's humane handling regulations....
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
"The 20th JCCT gave us the chance to see the great things our two countries have accomplished as well as the significant challenges that lie ahead," Kirk said. "Today, we made good progress on these challenges, creating more economic opportunities to make trade work better for American workers, families and businesses. China committed to reenergize its efforts to open up its government...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 29, 2009- U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that China intends to re-open the Chinese market to United States pork and live swine, consistent with science-based international standards. The announcement was made at the conclusion of meetings with Chinese officials at the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)....
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
ATHENS, Ga, Oct. 26, 2009 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today continued her tour of colleges and universities with a stop at the University of Georgia to discuss USDA's new 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative. Merrigan's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' College Tour has a goal of educating the next generation of farmers, ranchers and consumers, and letting them participate...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, October 26, 2009-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced plans for $8.5 million in international assistance under USDA's Food for Progress Program for the Philippines in the aftermath of recent typhoons that have caused severe flooding in the country. Vilsack made the announcement at a meeting in Manila with Philippines President Gloria Arroyo and Secretary of Agriculture...
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, announced Monday that she will not challenge Republican Charles Grassley for his Senate seat in 2010. "I am flattered and humbled by the requests from Democrats, Independents and even some Republicans to consider running," Vilsack said in a statement released Monday. "My careful [...]
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MyDD (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Former First Lady Christie Vilsack released a statement today confirming that she will not challenge Senator Chuck Grassley next year. Excerpt: Commiting to a campaign for the US Senate next year requires more than the confidence that I have the right experience, the necessary support and the resources to be successful. It must come with an understanding that it is the best way for me serve our State...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Release No. 0525.09Contact:USDA Press Office (202) 720-4623 AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK PREVIEWS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES FOR CHILD NUTRITION ACT REAUTHORIZATION WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today previewed the Obama Administration's legislative priorities for reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act that is currently being considered by Congress on...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
"Improving the nutrition, health, and well being of our children is a priority for the Obama Administration and I am proud to support the First Lady on this important initiative," said Vilsack. "The Obama Administration is making a historic investment in improving our child nutrition programs and we look forward to our continued work with Congress to continue strengthening USDA programs...
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Department of Agriculture (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. USDA will issue nearly $4 billion in 2009 final direct payments to eligible producers on approved contracts. Producers have already...
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wineandfoodtube | 06/03/2008
In Sarrion, Spain the truffle growers are under strict control by the Aragon department of agriculture, some 15,000 oak seedlings a year receive the corresponding mycorrhization (inoculation with T. melanosporum spores) treatment before being planted. It will take some five years before the first truffles appear. Every Sunday from around December 15th through to March 15th there is a fresh truffle...
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