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Vilsack tapping CCC again to boost domestic fertilizer production, nutrition assistance

06/23/23 1:19 PM By Jacqui Fatka
KEYWORDS CCC Commodity Credit Corporation fertilizer fertilizer production school lunch TEFAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program Tom Vilsack

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday announced $2.7 billion in total funding from USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. account to build domestic fertilizer capacity, support school meal providers and fund emergency commodity purchases by states.



Jacqui fatka

Jacqui Fatka
Associate Editor

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