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Secretary's Column: Following Through to Keep Our Youth Safe on the Farm

September 27, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

It’s no secret that agricultural work is tough work – and as America’s farm families know, it can be dangerous. Last year, agriculture recorded the highest fatal injury rate of any industry, with the rate of on-the-job fatality in agriculture nearly seven times the rate for all U.S. workers. Adding...

Initiatives Conservation

Celebrating National Gardening Month with Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth Programs

April 08, 2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Soon after moving into the White House, the First Lady along with local elementary school children planted The Kitchen Garden at the White House, the first garden of its kind on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during World War II. Weeks earlier, I celebrated the 200th...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition
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