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Secretary Vilsack Builds Stronger Relationship with National FFA, Urges National Officer Team to Get Involved in the Farm Bill Process

January 21, 2011 Wayne Maloney, Office of Communications

As dozens of representatives from businesses and organizations that support the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) listened yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spent about 15 minutes in a Washington meeting room speaking directly to six college-age individuals. The six, from across...

Initiatives

30 Years of Collaboration: U.S. – China Science & Technology Cooperation on Agriculture and Forestry

January 21, 2011 Torey Liepa, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Recently, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director John P. Holdren and the Minister of Science and Technology for the People’s Republic of China, Wan Gang, signed an historic extension to the U.S.-China Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology. The newly extended agreement...

Trade Research and Science

1890 Student Makes a Big Contribution at the USDA Rural Development Kentucky State Office

January 21, 2011 Katherine Belcher, USDA Rural Development Kentucky Public Information Officer

College student Latrice Watkins began an internship at the Kentucky USDA Rural Development State Office last summer – but her dedication, positive attitude and incredible work ethic led to an extended stay, which came to an end last week after seven months. Watkins will graduate this spring from...

Initiatives Rural

50 Years Later, His Mission Lives On

January 21, 2011 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA

In what is revered as one of the country’s most famed speeches, newly-elected President John F. Kennedy stood in front of the nation and promised to bring change on a united front – “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” These words have echoed from...

Food and Nutrition