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California Department of Food and Agriculture
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SECRETARY ROSS TO JOIN USDA SECRETARY TOM VILSACK AND CONGRESSMAN JIM COSTA TO DISCUSS ASSISTANCE FOR CALIFORNIA PRODUCERS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2014 – Tomorrow, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross will join USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Congressman Jim Costa for a media conference call to announce additional USDA assistance for California producers affected by the prolonged west coast drought.
  
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014
9:45 a.m. PST
 
WHAT:           Secretary Ross will join USDA Secretary Vilsack, Congressman Jim Costa for a media conference call to announce additional USDA assistance for California producers affected by the prolonged west coast drought.
 
DIAL-IN:       888-324-7515
 
PASSCODE: DROUGHT (Given Verbally)
 
To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
 
Trouble number – 202-720-8560
 


 


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