Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (left) greets the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) State Director for Rural Development in New Hampshire Sarah Waring (right), as the Farm Service Agency’s State Executive Director Jeffrey Holmes and State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in New Hampshire Becky Ross look on at Brookdale Fruit Farm in Hollis, New Hampshire June 17, 2022. The farm hosted a round table discussion with Vilsack and local producers in the state. Vilsack took the opportunity to announce that USDA plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification in calendar years 2022 or 2023. USDA photo by Jeremy J. Fowler, NRCS.
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Jeremy J. Fowler; USDA/NRCS/Public Affairs Specialist, NRCS - New Hampshire/Photo by Jeremy J. Fowler, NRCS, New Hampshire
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