<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">USDA Office of Communications</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:usda@public.govdelivery.com">usda@public.govdelivery.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:01 PM<br>Subject: Media Advisory: Agriculture Secretary to Make Major Announcement Regarding Conservation Projects Across the Country</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Having trouble viewing this email? <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwMTEzLjQwMjI2NzcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDExMy40MDIyNjc3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjAxMTI2JmVtYWlsaWQ9UGF0cmljaWFfRGVBbmdlbGlzQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPVBhdHJpY2lhX0RlQW5nZWxpc0Bmd3MuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/e94129" target="_blank">View it as a Web page</a>.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Media Advisory No. 0003.15</span></p><p align="right" style="text-align:right;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Contact: <br>USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Agriculture Secretary to Make Major Announcement Regarding Conservation Projects Across the Country</span></strong></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">New Initiative Will Mark New Era for Conservation efforts</span></em></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">WASHINGTON, January 13, 2015 – TOMORROW, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a media conference call to make a major announcement regarding innovative conservation projects across the country. The announcement will help local leaders improve water quality, support wildlife habitat, and strengthen the economy in hundreds of communities.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 1in"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Participants:</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Chief Jason Weller, Natural Resources Conservation Service.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 1in"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">TIME:</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">            11:15 Eastern, Wednesday, January 14, 2015</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 1in"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">PRESS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT ACCESS:</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">DIAL:</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">             800-857-9832</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">PASSCODE:</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"> RCPP (Given Verbally)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">Trouble number</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt"> – 202-720-8560</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">All callers using the above passcode will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt 1in"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">#</span></em></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 10pt"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt">USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).</span></em><img src="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwMTEzLjQwMjI2NzcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDExMy40MDIyNjc3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNzIwMTEyNiZ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