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An Update on the White House Rural Council
Posted by on September 10, 2013 at 5:08 PM EDTSecretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hosts a meeting of the White House Rural Council to discuss continued efforts to better serve rural America – from conservation, to veterans’ services, to rural development, to support for American agriculture and more.
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Collaborating to Deliver Healthcare, Education, and Outreach to the Mississippi Delta
Posted by on August 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM EDTThe Delta Regional Authority partnered with the Department of Defense to provide health care via the Innovative Readiness Training program.
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Media Round-up: White House Report on Fixing our Broken Immigration System
Posted by on July 30, 2013 at 4:18 PM EDTYesterday, the White House released a report describing the economic benefits of immigration reform in rural communities. Here's what the media is saying about the report.
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FFA State Presidents ‘Suit Up’ for Agriculture
Posted by on July 25, 2013 at 6:53 PM EDTState FFA officers traveled to Washington, D.C. this week for the National FFA Organization’s 2013 State Presidents’ Conference (SPC).
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Supporting Military Readiness and Training through Environmental Conservation
Posted by on July 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM EDTThe Obama Administration announces "Sentinel Landscapes," which will preserve agricultural lands and restore and protect wildlife habitat.
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Building Community Leaders for Regional Success
Posted by on July 12, 2013 at 11:36 AM EDTThrough leadership development sessions, communication trainings, case studies of successful models of change, and exposure to fellow community members and other parts of the region, the Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy has created a corps of community leaders who have a vision for the Delta region.
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White House Rural Council Growing Rural Economies, Creating Jobs
Posted by on June 19, 2013 at 5:40 PM EDTThe White House Rural Council announces a new commitment to increase access to capital and provide additional training and counseling services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Full Speed Ahead for Open Ag Data
Posted by on May 6, 2013 at 9:24 AM EDTLast 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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USDA Drought Code Sprint: Giving Americans One-Click Access to Federal Drought Relief
Posted by on September 14, 2012 at 12:53 PM EDTThe 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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Grand Opening of Dillon’s New Middle School
Posted by on September 12, 2012 at 4:02 PM EDTOn Thursday, September 6th, Doug McKalip, Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Affairs attended the grand opening of Dillon Middle School in Dillon, South Carolina.
