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Letter From the Editor: Merrigan Does the McGovern

By Dan Flynn on October 19, 2014

I think I am qualified to say that my friend Senator McGovern would have liked the George McGovern Lecture delivered last week in Rome by former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan. The lecture named…
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Merrigan's Last Act: Enlisting Extension Agents as 'Voices for Food'

By Dan Flynn on July 18, 2013

Extension agents — usually associated with helping farmers behind the scenes — sometimes do get out front on public policy. And when they do, it’s with such a light touch it’s hardly noticed. But it’s…
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Merrigan Expresses Worry About FSMA's Impact on Agriculture

By Helena Bottemiller on May 24, 2013

Kathleen Merrigan, who recently left her role as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said this week she is concerned about the negative impact the Food Safety Modernization Act could have…
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USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan to Step Down Next Month

By Helena Bottemiller on March 15, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s number two in command, Kathleen Merrigan, a longtime advocate of local and regional food systems, announced yesterday she will be leaving her post.

Deputy Secretary Merrigan, who led the USDA’s…
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USDA Makes Grants Available for Farm to School Programs

By Gretchen Goetz on April 19, 2012

Farm to school food programs are set to receive a boost this October in the form of $3.5 million in federal grant money.

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan announced Tuesday that the USDA’s Food

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USDA’s Merrigan: No One Gets a Pass on Food Safety

By Helena Bottemiller on March 6, 2012

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan touched on the importance of food safety in the growing regional and local food movement during the U.S. Department of Agriculture Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food event at the

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USDA Releases First Farm to School Evaluation

By Gretchen Goetz on July 19, 2011

Efforts to serve local food in schools are expanding nationwide, but creating a market between small farms and school districts still poses many challenges, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first report on farm-to-school

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USDA Encourages Americans to Know Their Farmers

By Michelle Greenhalgh on August 19, 2010

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new video this week in an effort to create economic opportunities in rural communities by promoting local and regional food systems.

The video provides commentary from USDA

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White House Farmers Market Opens

By Helena Bottemiller on May 7, 2010

At the sound of a herd of cow bells, the farmers market by the White House kicked off yesterday. Surrounded by Washington, DC-area sustainable and local food advocates, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan helped ring

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USDA Promotes Local Food in Georgia

By Helena Bottemiller on October 28, 2009

USDA Leaders Promote Local Food in Georgia This Week–Is Local Food Safer?

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan visited the University of Georgia Monday to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) ‘Know Your Farmer,

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USDA: No One is Exempt From Food Safety

By Helena Bottemiller on October 4, 2009

‘No one is exempt from food safety,’ but USDA, FDA show sensitivity to small farmer concerns

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan addressed food safety concerns last week in the first online event for the…
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