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USDA Spending $29 Million to House Farm Laborers

Posted November 10, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $29 million...

EPA Seeking 30 Percent Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 2030

Posted June 3, 2014   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a draft rule seeking 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide...

Committee Approved 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Posted June 2, 2014   On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a...

CA Rain Won’t End Drought

Posted March 3, 2014   While California received significant rainfall last week, it was not enough to offset years of drought,...

Federal Drought Relief Coming Soon for Ranchers

February 27, 2014   Drought relief for ranchers through USDA has been expedited, with the sign-up for the Livestock Indemnity Program...

USDA Announces $181 for Advanced Biofuels Projects

Posted October 23, 2013   Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced the availability of $181 million to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or...

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...