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16 Feb 2018
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
Seven members newly appointed to serve three year terms are:
16 Feb 2018
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the selection of 15 priority areas to help address the more than $300 million trail maintenance backlog on national forests and grasslands.
Focused trail work in these areas, bolstered by partners and volunteers, is expected to help address needed infrastructure...
14 Feb 2018
Secretary Perdue shakes hands with dairy farmer Paul Rovey after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Agriculture and the Innovation Center for U.S.
13 Feb 2018
(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Naomi Earp for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Perdue issued the following statement:
12 Feb 2018
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 members, 13 alternate members and one advisor to serve on the Cotton Board. The following appointees will serve three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2020.