USDA inspecting citrus trees in Rio Grande Valley
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Fruit trees in residential yards and commercial properties in Cameron, Hidalgo, Webb, Willacy and Zapata [...]
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04, 2021
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04, 2021
Five million acres are in conservation easements
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and farmers, ranchers and other private landowners across the [...]
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01, 2021
Beef investigations show need for risk management
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Over the past 18 months, two federal investigations, one by the U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]
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01, 2021
MOU would give authority over GE animals to USDA
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Before leaving office, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Public Health Service Director Adm. [...]
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12, 2020
USDA to take over animal ag biotech regulation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed this week to take over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of [...]
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11, 2020
FSA 2020 county committee elections underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers [...]
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11, 2020
Report reaffirms low pesticide residues in U.S. food supply
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A new report shows pesticide residue levels remain low in the U.S. food supply. The [...]
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10, 2020
USDA program brings farms, schools together
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Ensuring America’s students are fed and healthy is a large part of the U.S. Department [...]
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10, 2020
USDA official tours Texas, strengthens partnerships
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Director Mike Beatty recently [...]
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09, 2020
Farm bill programs at risk without CCC replenishment
Funding for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) typically is one of the least controversial items on Capitol Hill. However, this [...]