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Media Advisory No. 4118.10
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Contact:
USDA Office of Communications
(202) 720-4623
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USDA Leadership to Provide Media Briefing on Developments of USDA’s
‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ Initiative
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2010 – TODAY, Thursday, May 20, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan and key USDA staff will provide a media briefing on USDA’s ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative. They will discuss important projects underway including efforts to expand access to slaughter facilities and regional food distribution hubs, as well as the status of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program hoop house pilot program and the local foods component of USDA’s Business and Industry Loan Program.
| WHO: |
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan
Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Cheryl Cook
Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess
Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Dave White Representatives from other USDA agencies |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, May 20, 2010
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EDT |
| WHERE: |
Media in Washington, DC can attend the briefing in the Secretary’s Conference, in Whitten Building Room 200A. Please RSVP to stephanie.chan@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Alternatively, media can listen-only via conference call by RSVP’ing to stephanie.chan@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
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