Source: USDA
On WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2015, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird will hold a media conference call to outline new federal and state efforts to support Californians impacted by drought, including large-scale landscape management, conservation efforts, and water infrastructure support.
USDA and the Obama Administration are committed to working with producers, communities, affected states and other agencies to help address the current West Coast drought. Last week, several federal agencies including USDA announced actions and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires, building on the more than $190 million that agencies across the federal government have invested to support drought-stricken communities so far this year.
Press Conference access for participants:
DATE: June 24, 2015 (Wednesday)
TIME: 1:15-1:45 p.m. Pacific time, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Eastern time
PARTICIPANT NUMBER: 888-996-4915
PASSCODE: CALIFORNIA (Given Verbally)
Trouble number - 202-720-8560