TUCSON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with Arizona stakeholders on Thursday to underscore the vision and investments the agency is making to bolster local food economies and farm income through historic investments in “climate-smart” agriculture.The funding and programs associated with it are part of a “new model or a new framework for small and mid-sized farming operations to stay in business,” said Vilsack.He spoke at the University of Arizona’s Health Sciences Innovation building at an event that also drew Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Arizona Department of Agriculture Director Paul Brierley, along with a host of panelists from academia, nonprofits, tribal nations, and the agricultural industry who shared how federal funding is at work in Arizona.Over the next three to five years, the agency will dedicate additional funding to several programs that seek to strengthen …
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