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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 – On Wednesday, February 8 and Thursday, February 9, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to North Carolina on the heels of President Biden’s State of the Union Address to host a series of events underlining how the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on its promises to grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out by investing in rural communities.
On Wednesday, Secretary Vilsack will visit Greensboro, where he will host a panel discussion highlighting the major investment being made by USDA to expand markets for America’s climate-smart commodities, leverage the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart commodity production, and provide direct, meaningful benefits to production agriculture, including for small and underserved producers in North Carolina and across the country. During the visit, Secretary Vilsack will also visit an agricultural facility and see firsthand some of the innovative, cutting-edge work that will be supported in the area by this investment.
On Thursday, Secretary Vilsack will visit Raleigh, where he will host a panel discussion underlining the significant and transformative investments that have been made by USDA to bolster infrastructure in rural North Carolinian communities. Investing in essential infrastructure like high-speed broadband, water infrastructure, and more is a pillar of USDA’s efforts to create a “circular economy” in rural North Carolina and beyond – where the wealth created in these rural communities stays there, and families are given every opportunity to thrive.
Credentialed members of the media must RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx for arrival instructions.
Wednesday, February 8
WHO: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
WHAT: Visit Highlighting Impact of Partnerships of Climate Smart Commodities for North Carolinian Producers
WHEN: Wednesday, February 8 in the afternoon
WHERE: Greensboro, NC. Please RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx to receive the specific address and arrival instructions.
Thursday, February 9
WHO: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
WHAT: Panel Discussion Highlighting Transformative USDA Investments in Rural North Carolinian Communities
WHEN: Thursday, February 9 in the morning
WHERE: Raleigh, NC. Please RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx to receive the specific address and arrival instructions.
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