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Media Advisory No. 0021.14
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USDA Secretary Vilsack Hosts Media Call to Announce Historic USDA Support for Local Food Systems
Farm Bill Implementation Continues as Local Food Programs Go Live Today
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2014—TODAY, 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
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
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