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WASHINGTON, D.C., September 12, 2023 – Tomorrow, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Waukesha, Wisconsin. There, he will visit a local organic farm, where he will mark the one-year anniversary of the initial project selection for USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. Through this effort, USDA is investing more than $3.1 billion for 141 projects that will expand markets for climate-smart commodities, leverage the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart commodity production and provide direct, meaningful benefits to production agriculture in Wisconsin and across the country, including for small and underserved producers. During his visit, Secretary Vilsack will also deliver remarks highlighting how projects from this effort will raise awareness and implementation of innovative, cutting-edge climate-smart production practices, activities, and systems on working lands, provide comprehensive and meaningful data from the measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration, support a diverse range of farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners, strengthen rural America, and more.
Credentialed members of the media must RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx for arrival instructions. Secretary Vilsack’s remarks will be livestreamed at usda.gov/live at approximately 11:15 AM CT.
Wednesday, September 13
WHO: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
WHAT: One-Year Anniversary of Announcement of First Pool of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Projects
WHEN: Wednesday, September 13 in the morning
WHERE: Waukesha, Wisconsin. Credentialed members of the media must RSVP to press@xxxxxxxx for arrival instructions. Secretary Vilsack’s remarks will be livestreamed at usda.gov/live.
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