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Last week, hundreds of innovators gathered at the World Bank IFC Center to brainstorm about how Open Data can be harnessed to help meet the challenge of sustainably feeding nine billion people by 2050, as part of the first-of-its-kind G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture challenges you to design innovative apps to connect farmers, ranchers, and others with the latest information on drought conditions and Federal drought relief resources.
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On Thursday, September 6th, Doug McKalip, Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Affairs attended the grand opening of Dillon Middle School in Dillon, South Carolina.
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A look back at President Obama's 2011 Rural Economic Tour.
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USDA employees at the Tipton Service Center in Iowa are making impressive contributions to this year’s Feds Feed Families campaign. USDA Rural Development employee Mike Boyle reported food donations exceeding 750 pounds for the month of June and 1,760 pounds in July – just a portion of what is expected to be distributed throughout Tipton and surrounding eastern Iowa communities as part of the food drive this summer.
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In Iowa, President Obama describes a new effort to help livestock producers coping with one of the worst droughts in a half century.
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President Obama discusses the Administration’s all-hands-on-deck approach to one of the worst droughts in more than fifty years.
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A guide to the tools and the resources hard hit communities need to navigate and recover from these severe drought conditions
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President Obama meets with White House Rural Council to discuss the steps being taken to help farmers, ranchers, and small businesses wrestling with the historic drought.
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The HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities and USDA release the Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities guide to programs from the four agencies that rural communities can use to promote economic competitiveness, protect healthy environments, and enhance quality of life.
Press Releases
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February 20, 2013 9:31 AM EDT
Fact Sheet: The President’s Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure
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February 15, 2013 9:49 AM EDT
Fact Sheet: The President’s Plan to Ensure Hard Work Leads to a Decent Living
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February 13, 2013 8:20 PM EDT
Fact Sheet President Obama’s Plan for Early Education for all Americans
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February 13, 2013 11:13 AM EDT
Fact Sheet: The President’s Plan to Reward Work by Raising the Minimum Wage
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February 8, 2013 1:04 PM EDT
Fact Sheet: Examples of How the Sequester Would Impact Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security
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August 7, 2012 5:05 PM EDT
Remarks by the President at Rural Council Meeting
Related Videos
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February 12, 2013 11:00 PMThe 2013 State of the Union Address (Enhanced Version)
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August 11, 2012 5:30 AMWeekly Address All-Hands-On-Deck Response to the Drought
