Tag: USDA
Conservation Stewardship Program back on track due to passage of funding...
WASHINGTON — A bill to fund the federal government for the remaining six months of fiscal year 2013 is now awaiting the president’s signature.
The...
Congress: No meat inspector furlough
SALEM, Ohio — The federal budget sequester that became effective March 1 still stands, but it looks like the meat industry is safe, according...
USDA finalizes new program that provides microloans to qualified producers
MEMPHIS, Jan. 15, 2013--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a new microloan program from the USDA designed to help small and family operations, beginning...
Ohio farm markets get share of $9 million
CLEVELAND -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture released more than $9 million in grants to organizations across 39 states bolster the connection between farmers...
New blueberry varieties are a hit
WASHINGTON -- That interesting shrub growing in a neighbor's front yard may actually be exactly what you think it is -- a somewhat unusual...
FDA approves Pulmotil and Rumensin combo
GREENFIELD, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination feeding of Pulmotil, an in-feed bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...
U.S. farmers plant largest corn crop since 1937
WASHINGTON -- U.S. farmers planted 96.4 million acres of corn, up 5 percent from last year, making it the highest corn acreage in the...
USDA reports the cost to raise a child in 2011 was...
WASHINGTON -- USDA recently released the annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding a middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can...
USDA issues order: Five county FSA offices to close in...
The USDA issued this map of the offices that will be closing.
Happy 150th birthday, USDA!
The USDA is celebrating its 150th birthday, but farmers deserve some cake, too.
