{"id":1702,"date":"2012-05-15T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T17:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2020-02-25T11:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:39:36","slug":"still-the-peoples-agency-150-years-later-happy-birthday-usda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/still-the-peoples-agency-150-years-later-happy-birthday-usda\/","title":{"rendered":"Still the People\u2019s Agency 150 Years Later \u2013 Happy Birthday, USDA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/USDA1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1704 size-full\" title=\"150 Final PMS 299C_W\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/USDA1.jpg\" alt=\"USDA 150 Years\" width=\"250\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a>For producers and consumers of food, this is a sesquicentennial like no other. Two weeks ago, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Morrill Act, the single piece of legislation that laid the foundation for the modern agricultural marvel we enjoy today. And now, it<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome?navid=USDA150\">\u2019s the 150th birthday of the USDA<\/a> \u2013 as Abraham Lincoln called it, \u201cthe people\u2019s agency.\u201d The USDA is another piece of Lincoln\u2019s extraordinary legacy, and lasting in the way it still touches millions of Americans every day.<\/p>\n<p>Before I was named secretary of agriculture for California, I was honored to serve as chief of staff for USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and saw first-hand the phenomenal reach of the agency. It works to ensure food safety, protects the environment and the food supply from invasive species, facilitates trade, provides assistance to rural economies, supports producers in a variety of ways, is a key player in emerging new energy markets, promotes the absolute necessity of healthy eating, maintains a crucial safety net for our hungriest people, and\u2014through its research arm\u2014funds essential agricultural research and extension services that include all-important youth development through organizations like 4-H and FFA.<\/p>\n<p>The USDA truly serves America in ways that can make us all proud. Please join me in wishing the agency the happiest of birthdays. May it have 150 more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For producers and consumers of food, this is a sesquicentennial like no other. 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