|
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.
You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications.
Media Advisory No. 0021.14
Contact:
USDA Secretary Vilsack Hosts Media Call to Announce Historic USDA Support for Local Food Systems
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014—TOMORROW, Thursday, May 8 at 1:15 pm EDT, USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce historic investment opportunities to strengthen local and regional food systems, including food hubs, farmers markets, aggregation and processing facilities, distribution services, and other local food business enterprises. The funding Vilsack will announce comes through programs authorized by the new 2014 Farm Bill.
As consumer demand for locally-grown food continues to skyrocket and the local food industry matures and expands, Secretary Vilsack has identified local food as one of the four pillars of USDA’s commitment to rural economic development. USDA support of local food gives farmers and ranchers more market opportunities, provides consumers with more choices, and creates jobs.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 1:15 pm EDT
WHAT: USDA Secretary Vilsack to host press call to announce historic USDA support for local and regional food systems.
DIAL IN INFORMATION: 1-888-831-2982
Passcode (given verbally): RFA
Troubleshooting number: 202 720 8560
All callers using the above passcode will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone. All speakers please identify yourself as the speaker after dialing in. Speakers will be placed in a pre-conference prior to the start of the call. You will be fully interactive once the conference begins. Troubleshooting number: 202 720 8560.
#
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).
|
