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USDA Offers New Loans for Portable Farm Storage and Handling Equipment

29 Apr 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling equipment.

USDA Offers New Resource to Help Food Hubs Improve Financial Performance

28 Apr 2016

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 – Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers today announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food hubs, which are businesses or organizations that manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of locally-produced food, play a key role in creating opportunities...

Fact Sheet: Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam

25 Apr 2016

Secretary Vilsack traveled to Vietnam today to meet with his counterparts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, among others, to discuss the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Vietnam remains one of the fastest-growing markets for U.S. food and agricultural products, wi...

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement

22 Apr 2016

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement:

USDA Announces $22 Million Available for Research to Combat Citrus Greening

21 Apr 2016

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease.