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19 Jan 2018
HUGO, Colo., Jan. 19, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing in e-connectivity which will provide virtual access to job training, educational, and health care opportunities for rural communities.
19 Jan 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety. USDA is proposing to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to establish a new voluntary inspection system for ...
16 Jan 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2018--Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of two members to serve three-year terms on the Popcorn Board.
Newly appointed are:
Dan J. Sleaford, Manito, Ill.
Rachel C. Foley, Delphi, Ind.
“These appointees have a deep understanding of an industry that provides about 13 billion quarts of popcorn t...
12 Jan 2018
Washington, D.C., January 11, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Ken Barbic to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations. Following the announcement, Secretary Perdue issued this statement:
12 Jan 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2018--Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today appointed five members and six alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018, and ending Dec. 31, 2020. One appointee will serve the remaining one-year portion of a vacancy.
Newly appointed members are:
Tom Cor...