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CONTACT: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2016 – On Jan. 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), reached agreement with South African...

CONTACT: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. "The release of the text of the...

CONTACT: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement following the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: "An agreement...

Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, June 30, 2015 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman today announced the appointment of 129 private-sector members...

The United States Department of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil today issued the following joint statement: The United States and Brazil are very cognizant of the fact that global food production must...

Testimony on Trade Promotion Authority by Secretary Tom Vilsack to the Senate Finance Committee

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Introduction of Legislation to Support Trade Promotion Authority

Contact: FAS Public Affairs (202) 720-3448 WASHINGTON, April 3, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), is...

Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor speaks with Mike Antle and his growers about exporting fresh produce. By Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services As the nation’s top producer and exporter of agricultural...