United States Department of Agriculture News

BIO disputes report's arguments; says U.S. farmers continue to favor biotech crops Nov.

" Farmers are experiencing both quality and quantity losses and many still do not have crops out of the fields," AFBF President Bob Stallman wrote in a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack.

According to the U.S. Grains Council , the GSM-102 program is an effective program that encourages international consumers to purchase their agricultural needs from the United States.

Jones County and the surrounding areas have been declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture , due to crop losses by severe spring and fall flooding and summer drought.

USDA awards more than $46 million for specialty crop research, extension Nov. 20, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has awarded more than $46 million through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues, address priorities and solve problems through ...

Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine through rows of soybeans at harvest time.

North Platte Police say Hogan Mallory was arrested after officers investigated a report that a 15-year-old girl had sex with Mallory.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, despite significant progress last week, Illinois farmers were only a little more than halfway through their corn harvest before the latest heavy rains.

Briefing note: 19 November 2009 Impact of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: US Organic Center report evaluation by PG Economics PG Economics welcomes the Organic Center latest release Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: the first thirteen years by Charles Benbrook, which confirms the positive impact biotech crops ...

" U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today introduced bipartisan legislation to offer direct and timely disaster assistance to farmers throughout the nation who are experiencing significant crop losses due to excessive rainfall this fall.

How about a bottle of green wine for your Thanksgiving dinner table? For the sake of the environment as well as for the quality of their wines, winemakers around the world are returning to farming practices that resemble those of the Pilgrims.

ROME, Italy, On the sidelines of the 36th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Ministerial Conference, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan met with Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program , and Akram Musa Hadi Al Hakim, Iraq's Acting Minister of Agriculture.

Food bank volunteer at Harvest Hope Food Bank, S.C. Clemson Univ. As Americans prepare to celebrate abundance in our traditional harvest feast, some sobering trends are worth considering.

Agrivida Inc. has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop genetically engineered feedstocks for biofuels production.

USDA has awarded more than 46-million dollars through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative to solve critical specialty crop agriculture issues, address priorities and solve problems through multifunctional research and extension.

More than one in four, or nearly 26 percent of African-American households, suffered from food insecurity in 2008, compared to 14.6 percent of whites.

Maize, or corn, as it is commonly called by North American consumers, is one of the world's most important plants and the most valuable agricultural crop grown in the United States, representing $47 billion in annual value.

20 , 2009 CED Michael Turner, Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Montgomery County, TN.

Farmers will soon have a new variety of wheat that promises high yields and excellent qualities in milling.

Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated higher body mass index scores and a higher incidence of obesity, but only if they consumed a diet high in saturated fat.