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A New Retirement Account Option for Farm Households

December 20, 2016 Todd Atkinson, Farm Service Agency Director of External Affairs and Jamal Habibi, U.S. Department of the Treasury Director of Outreach, Office of Domestic Finance

In agriculture, retirement can mean something quite different compared with other U.S. households. Often, our parents and senior relatives on the farm or ranch are far from “retired,” and, in fact, remain active participants in daily operations and decisions.

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USDA Breaks into the Top 10 Best Places to Work

December 15, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

I would like to congratulate all who work at USDA for the incredible improvement in our ranking in the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. In 2016, for the first time, we have moved into the Top 10 Best Places to Work among large Federal agencies. When I became Secretary of Agriculture in...

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USDA Unveils Landmark New Rules to Protect Farmers

December 14, 2016 Brian K. Mabry, USDA Office of Communications and Charlie Anderson, Senior Adviser to the Director of the National Economic Council

Cross-posted from the White House blog: Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking some major steps forward to protect farmers – including swine, beef cattle, and especially poultry growers – from unfair treatment by the often much larger processors who purchase their fully...

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