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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. [2] The department's purpose is to support a sustainable and safe supply of food and agricultural products; be good stewards of the land and natural resources; promote the viability of farms; protect consumers; and safeguard the health of people, plants, animals and the environment.
On January 4, 2013, [25] North Carolina Governor-elect Pat McCrory swore in Aldona Wos as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. [25] At the time, NCDHHS had around 18,000 employees and a budget of around $18 billion. [26] Wos declined her $128,000 salary and was instead paid a token $1. [27]
Russell C. Redding is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in May 2015 and again in May 2023 following his reappointment by Josh Shapiro. [1] He had previously served in that role in the administration of Governor Ed Rendell from 2009 until 2011.
In 1868 North Carolina ratified a new constitution which provided for a Bureau of Statistics, Agriculture, and Immigration within the Office of the Secretary of State. Farmers continued to desire an independent agriculture department, and in 1875 the constitution was amended to allow the General Assembly to create an independent Department of ...
"As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country," Trump said in a statement. If confirmed by the ...
As a legislative leader, Hayes advocated for basic and higher education, authored Pennsylvania’s school subsidy formula, wrote legislation to fund Pennsylvania’s highway program, and increased appropriations for Pennsylvania State University's extension and agricultural research. As secretary of agriculture, he provided the leadership to ...
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Asheville Oct. 25 to update farmers on efforts by the USDA to help rebuild after Tropical Storm Helene.