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USDA Farm Service Agency Urges Farmers and Ranchers to Vote in County Committee Elections Beginning Today

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson announced that the 2011 FSA county committee...

Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Provide Certainty to Rural America by Preventing Costly EPA Regulations on Farm Dust

Yesterday, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved bipartisan legislation to provide much-needed certainty and regulation relief to...

Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discusses the burden to States & Rural Communities on EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Model

This week, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson discussed the burdens facing states, rural communities, and agricultural producers from the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

Sen. Moran Makes Statement on DOL’s 30-Day Extension of Comment Period

Yesterday, in a press release U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) responded to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 30-day extension of...

Minority Farmer Advisory Committee to Hold Second Meeting

This Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, the members of the USDA Minority Farmer Advisory Committee will meet for the second time...

Global Food Prices Remain High and Volatile Affecting Poorest Countried the Most

Yesterday, a World Bank new release stated that, “Global food prices remain high and volatile, hitting the poorest countries hardest and...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights the 150th Anniversary of USDA

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the year-long celebration of USDA’s 150th anniversary in 2012. The announcement took place in the...

FDA Tests Pet Food for Salmonella Contamination

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun a nationwide effort to test pet food for salmonella contamination.   FDA...

Ohio drops dairy-labeling limitations

This week, the Ohio Department of Agriculture agreed to withdraw a 2008 dairy-labeling rule if opponents drop a claim seeking $1.3...

Penn State receives $2.3 million organic-agriculture research grant

Researchers in Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences have been awarded a $2.3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Texas rice industry represented in Cuba

This week, U.S. rice industry representatives are gathering in Havana for the annual International Trade Fair of Havana (FIHAV) in hopes...

Gates Foundation partners with Brazil on agriculture development work

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed a deal with the Brazilian government to collaborate on agriculture projects in sub-Saharan Africa...

North Dakota farmers push for constitutional right to farm

The North Dakota Farm Bureau is gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict regulation of farming and ranching...

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Delta Smelt case

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by Central California farmers who claimed the federal government lacks constitutional authority to...

USDA Invests in Crop Insurance Education

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will support crop...

New Rice Varieties Offer Benefits to Growers

According to a USDA press release, new rice varieties that offer new options for U.S. growers and expanded market opportunities for...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Expand the Production and Availability of Advanced Biofuels

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced payments for 156 advanced biofuel producers across the country to support the production and expansion...

USDA Announces Grants to Support Food and Agricultural Sciences Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded 20 competitive grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in six states and Puerto Rico...

Senators help extend comment period for proposed farm labor rule

Thirty-two Senators joined together to ask Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to give farmers and ranchers adequate time to comment on the...

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress

Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will introduce the Local Farms, Food, and...