Washington DC -June 21- The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice have announced the agenda and panelists for the June 25 workshop examining competition in the dairy industry.

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Washington DC -May 25- While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on federal land.

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Washington DC -April 28– Focusing on the needs of rural America, Senate Democrats and former President Bill Clinton, held a rural summit on Capitol Hill to discuss solutions to address the challenges facing rural areas in the United States.

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Washington DC -April 16- A survey by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) reveals that small rural communications providers are investing millions on an ongoing basis to deliver a wireless play to their consumers-and many of those not currently doing so are considering entering the wireless marketplace.

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Washington DC - April 13 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced nearly $66 million in grants to enable 25 states to work with private landowners, conservation organizations and other partners to protect and conserve the habitat of threatened and endangered species.

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Washington DC - April 8 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of approximately $25 million in fiscal year 2010 to fund projects designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) in fiscal year 2010.

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Washington DC - April 6 - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced the availability of $61.2 million in financial assistance funding for Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) projects.

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Washington DC - March 16 - The Federal Communications Commission delivers to Congress a National Broadband Plan setting an ambitious agenda for connecting all corners of the nation to broadband internet.

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Washington DC - March 11 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new details about the functions and objectives of USDA’s Office of Environmental Markets, now part of USDA’s Natural Resources and Environment mission area.

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Washington DC - February 16 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA has taken the first step toward implementing a plan to address veterinary shortages throughout rural America by repaying student loans in return for services in areas suffering from a lack of veterinarians.

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Washington DC - February 16 - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its finding that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are an endangerment to public health and welfare (“endangerment finding”).

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Washington DC - February 9 - Congressman Earl Pomeroy said he will push the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse a new rule that has placed an unfair financial burden on hospitals across the nation.

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Washington DC - February 1 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s intention to purchase $29.1 million worth of blueberry, pear, potato, peach and mixed fruit products for federal food nutrition assistance programs.

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Washington DC - December 16 - USDA Secretary Vilsack spoke at the climate change talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, highlighting the Obama Administration’s efforts in actively partnering with rural communities to create solutions for curbing greenhouse gases and preventing the worst impacts of climate change.

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Washington DC - December 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to strengthen its assessment of pesticide health risks. EPA’s proposal would include a more thorough assessment of risks to workers, including farmworkers and farm children.

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