USDA delays GIPSA rule implementation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will delay implementation of a controversial rule in the meat and livestock sector and [...]
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04, 2017
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04, 2017
USDA announces $2.4 million to relieve veterinary shortages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $2.4 million in available funding to [...]
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04, 2017
USDA approves emergency CRP grazing for fire-stricken ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to aid ranchers devastated [...]
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04, 2017
AFBF urges Senate to confirm Sonny Perdue
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) joined in calling on the U.S. Senate [...]
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03, 2017
Senate Ag Committee approves Perdue
Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is one step closer to becoming agriculture secretary. The Senate Agriculture Committee voted on Thursday [...]
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03, 2017
EPA declines to ban chlorpyrifos
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, [...]
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03, 2017
USDA announces $60 million specialty crop grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is making more than $60 million in grants available to [...]
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03, 2017
Farmers, ranchers ask Congress to strengthen safety net
The American Farm Bureau Federation and 11 other farm and ranch groups recently asked congressional budget and appropriations committees to [...]
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03, 2017
Bird flu found in U.S. commercial flock
A highly pathogenic strain of H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a U.S. commercial flock has been confirmed by the U.S. [...]
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03, 2017
USDA designates Texas counties as natural disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 14 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses [...]