United States Department of Agriculture News

The best land Brad Daugherty farms is 300 acres of Wabash River bottom, where high water regularly washes in nutrient-rich sediment.

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Hoosier farmers are nearly out of time to replant corn, unless they are gamblers.

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Cyclone-hit Myanmar has enough rice to feed its people, the ruling junta said on Wednesday, accusing foreign aid agencies of presenting a false picture of the devastation in the Irrawaddy delta rice bowl.

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The US Congress passed a $286 billion farm bill. A significant percentage of that farm bill consists of food stamps and other food assistance for the poor.

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The Kellogg Co. has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid: Corporate Challenge, a program involving more than 30 companies promoting eating and physical fitness for families.

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Montana wildlife officials report wolves killed 12 domestic sheep on private land south of Dillon.

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USDA approves new contained facility to study plant pathogens at U. of Minn. Jun. 11, 2008 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL -- The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has approved a new state-of-the-art ...

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What: Kosher meat has always been more expensive than regular beef and poultry, but a recent raid on the nation's largest kosher meat processor could send prices higher.

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Farm Service Agency county committee nominations start June 15 Jun. 11, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced farmer and rancher candidate nominations begin June 15 for local Farm ...

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U.S. corn futures hit an all-time high on Wednesday after the U.S. Agriculture Department lowered its yield forecast for 2008 due to wet weather hampering development of the crop.

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