Rhode Island

Rhode Island Agriculture Day

May 24, 2011 Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

I was honored to accompany Governor Lincoln Chafee at the Rhode Island Agriculture Day held at the Statehouse in Providence. In my remarks to farmers, agriculture organizations, legislators, and government officials, I emphasized the Obama Administration’s commitment to Rural America, and...

Rural

Snow Days Don’t Deter New England School from Healthy School Meals

March 04, 2011 James Arena-DeRosa, Regional Administrator for USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: After a cold and snowy month of school closings, the sun shone on February 10, just in time to present eight elementary schools in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with Bronze awards in the HealthierUS School Challenge.

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan Celebrates Farm Preservation

September 15, 2010 Walter Marshall, Rhode Island NRCS

Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan visited Rhode Island last Friday to celebrate the preservation of Ferolbink Farm, one of the State’s most iconic coastal farms. The event highlighted the success of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, which...

Conservation

Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan Cuts Ribbon on North Tiverton, Rhode Island’s New Pump Station-Funded through the Recovery Act

September 13, 2010 Maril Alsup Stockwell, USDA Rhode Island Public Affairs Specialist

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan joined Senator Jack Reed and North Tiverton, Rhode Island Fire District Moderator James Donnelly on Friday, September 10 to cut the celebratory, ceremonial ribbon that was wrapped around the towns’ new pump station.

Initiatives Rural

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