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USDA Observes the 10 Year Anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

April 20, 2020 Under Secretary Bill Northey and Under Secretary Jim Hubbard

Today marks 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. USDA, through its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and U.S. Forest Service, worked alongside other federal agencies to respond to this disaster and supported the Gulf of Mexico region in its prevention, preparedness and...

Conservation Forestry

New York Distillery’s Fast Transition to Maker of Hand-Sanitizer is a True “Win-Win”

April 20, 2020 Richard Mayfield, USDA Rural Development State Director for New York

Spring is normally the quiet season at the Clayton Distillery in Upstate New York. But this hasn’t been a normal spring. When the COVID-19 pandemic came to the Thousand Islands region the distillery calls home, the company quickly added a new line of operations.

Coronavirus Rural