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Thanksgiving message from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack

Posted Wed, 2012/11/21 - 12:26pm by RCAP

Why I’m Thankful for Rural America

This week, Americans across our nation will gather around Thanksgiving tables with family and friends.   Every year at this time, I am reminded how blessed we are to have a strong, vibrant rural America which provides so much for each of us, every day.

A thank you to America’s veterans and a message about their re-integration

Posted Thu, 2012/11/15 - 12:30pm by RCAP

The message below from Secretary Tom Vilsack was released in advance of Veterans Day by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In it, Vilsack speaks about

NY Times: The Problem Is Clear: The Water Is Filthy

Posted Wed, 2012/11/14 - 4:42pm by RCAP

The New York Times ran an article on Nov. 13 about Seville, Calif., a small town in a heavily agricultural section of the state that is suffering from contaminated drinking water.

The article talks about how dirty water affects people in many parts of their daily lives - at home, at school, in caring for themselves.

This is the type of community that RCAP assists - small, rural, often minority and often living below the poverty line.