News Releases for April 2002

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April 29 0178.htm 0178.doc Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman To the National Association of Farm Broadcasters April 29, 2002 -Washington, D.C.
April 30 0176.htm 0176.doc USDA Continues to Step Up Homeland Security Efforts
Veneman Outlines Increased Efforts to Strengthen Federal, State Coordination
April 30 0175.htm 0175.doc Remarks by USDA Secretary Ann M.Veneman to the National Association of Farm Broadcasters April 29, 2002 Washington, D.C.
April 29 0174.htm 0174.doc Four Counties in Idaho Eligible for USDA Emergency Farm Loans
April 29 0173.htm 0173.doc USDA Offers Emergency Farm Loans to Farmers in 52 Mississippi Counties
April 29 0172.htm 0172.doc USDA Announces First Round of Accredited Entities to Certify Organic Producers
April 26 0171.htm 0171.doc Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Conference Committee Farm Bill Agreement
April 26 0170.htm 0170.doc USDA Announces FFA Contest Winners
April 26 0169.htm 0169.doc Veneman Announces Temporary Personnel Changes at Food Safety Agency
April 26 0168.htm 0168.doc USDA Joins National Youth Service Day Activity And Promotes Efforts To Educate Youth About Serving Our Global Community
April 25 0167.htm 0167.doc Public/Private Partnership Expands to Boost Promotion of Healthy Eating to Reduce the Risk of Disease
April 25 0166.htm 0166.doc Remark of U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson Thursday, April 25, 2002
April 25 0165.htm 0165.doc USDA Provides Emergency Loans to Farmers in Seven Massachusetts Counties
April 24 0164.htm 0164.doc Remarks by Ari Fleischer and Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman Press Gaggle, April 24, 2002
April 24 0163.htm 0163.doc 26 States to Receive $2.5 Million in Rural Development Assistance
April 23 0162.htm 0162.doc Veneman Announces $1.4 Million in Loans and Grants for Three South Dakota Projects
April 22 0161.htm 0161.doc USDA Announces Additional Steps to Reduce Pathogens in Raw Ground Beef
April 22 0160.htm 0160.doc USDA Marks Earth Day by Announcing $108 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Projects Rural Development Sponsoring Earth Day Activities in 34 States
April 22 0159.htm 0159.doc Agriculture Secretary Celebrates Earth Day
Fact Sheet
April 19 0158.htm 0158.doc USDA Announces $7.5 Million for Rural Development in West Virginia Funds to Assist With Economic and Community Development
April 19 0157.htm 0157.doc USDA Announces $10 Million For Rural Development In Ohio Funds To Assist With Economic And Community Development
April 19 0156.htm 0156.doc Ohio Drinking Water Protected by USDA Partnership Veneman Highlights Bush Administration Environmental Record as part of Earth Day Activities
April 19 0155.htm 0155.doc USDA Partnership to Protect West Virginia Watersheds Veneman traveling to three states as part of Earth Day Activities
April 18 0154.htm 0154.doc USDA Data Show a Reduction of Salmonella in Raw Meat and Poultry
April 16 0153.htm 0153.doc USDA to Purchase Egg Products for Federal Feeding and Nutrition Programs
April 15 0152.htm 0152.doc Remarks by United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman U.S. Department Of Agriculture With Larry Quinn
April 15 0151.htm 0151.doc U.S. Agriculture Benefits From Bush Administration Tax Relief And Economic Stimulus Policies
April 15 0150.htm 0150.doc USDA To Purchase Up To $6 Million Of Catfish Products For Feeding Programs
April 15 0149.htm 0149.doc USDA Provides Emergency Loans to Farmers in Six California Counties
April 15 0148.htm 0148.doc USDA Announces Emergency Loans for Georgia Farmers
April 15 0147.htm 0147.doc USDA Announces Emergency Loans for Farmers in 13 South Dakota Counties
April 15 0146.htm 0146.doc Seven Kansas Counties Eligible for USDA Emergency Farm Loans
April 15 0145.htm 0145.doc Clyde Thompson Named as Associate Assistant Secretary for Administration
April 13 0144.htm 0144.doc Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding the Lifting of Russia’s Ban on U.S. Poultry
April 12 0143.htm 0143.doc Eight Virginia Counties Eligible for USDA Emergency Farm Loans
April 11 0142.htm 0142.doc Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Before The Sparks Companies, Inc. Winter Policy Conference Washington, DC --April 11, 2002
April 11 0141.htm 0141.doc Testing To Continue On Imported Sheep Confiscated Last Year
April 10 0140.htm 0140.doc Bush Administration Creates New Interagency Wildland Fire Leadership Council New council to provide cabinet-level coordination of wildland firefighting
April 9 0139.htm 0139.doc Veneman Selects Roberto Salazar as Administrator of FNS
April 9 0138.htm 0138.doc M/A Bush Administration to Announce New Wildland Fire Council
April 9 0137.htm 0137.doc Veneman Honors 4-H Leaders at 72nd National 4-H Conference
April 8 0136.htm 0136.doc USDA Announces $203 Million for Rural Housing Loans, Guarantees and Grants
April 8 0135.htm 0135.doc USDA Announces 22 States to Receive Over $5 Million in Rural Development Assistance
April 8 0134.htm 0134.doc Veneman Announces Nearly $2 Million In Local Internet Dial-Up Service Gran
Rural communities in Alaska, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Texas to Gain Access to Local Internet Service
April 4 0133.htm 0133.doc Secretaries Usabiaga and Veneman Pledge Continued Cooperation to Strengthen Mexican-U.S. Agricultural Trade Agreement Reached to Allow U.S. Stone Fruit into Mexico
April 4 0132.htm 0132.doc Remarks of Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman to the 2nd Annual Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Outlook Forum Mexico City, Mexico
April 2 0131.htm 0131.doc Secretary Veneman and Ambassador Zoellick Announce Formation of US-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture "Rapid Response" Team Will Focus on U.S.-Mexico Trade Facilitation
MOU Between USDA, USTR and Mexico
April 2 0130.htm 0130.doc Veneman Selects Donna Reifschneider as Administrator of GIPSA
April 1 0129.htm 0129.doc Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding Russia's Lifting of Import Ban on U.S Poultry April 1, 2002
April 1 0128.htm 0128.doc USDA Announces $858,500 For Rural Development in Oregon Funds to Assist With Economic and Community Development
April 1 0127.htm 0127.doc Veneman Names Arthur A. Garcia as Rural Housing Service Administrator
April 1 0126.htm 0126.doc President's Science Advisor Taps USDA To Chair Domestic Animal Genomics Interagency Working Group
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