United States Department of Agriculture News

For the past 20 years, Peter and Mary Myers of Sikeston have devoted themselves to the ministry of uplifting and helping farm and ranch families.

The National Pork Producers Council applauds the ruling of the United States District Court Judge John Coughenour to allow livestock producers to utilize at least 2.5 million acres of noncritical Conservation ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping West Virginia farmers solve environmental problems and better manage their land.

The recent discovery of the dangerous Asian Citrus Psyllid just four blocks south of the San Diego-Tijuana border has caused alarm within the citrus industry - ' and it is asking homeowners to help stop the ...

This isn't the only developed country to have experienced serious problems with food contamination.

A new study by University of Illinois agricultural economists projects that average 2008 corn yields could be reduced by 2.9 bushels per acre in Illinois.

David Menz says the GPS auto-steer system he uses in his family's farm operation near Perry has become an essential piece of equipment for the farm.

Border agents have stepped up searches and hundreds of traps have been placed on the California-Mexico line in an aggressive campaign to stop a tiny bug from bringing in a disease farmers say could wipe out the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to issue a federal disaster declaration for 14 drought-stricken counties in western Oklahoma, Congressman Frank Lucas announced on Thursday.

The University of Georgia will get a $4.1 million grant to study diseases affecting the bee population, U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Ed Schafer said.

Schafer to lead Congressional delegation visit to Colombia Jul. 17, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer will lead a bi-partisan Congressional delegation to Cartagena, Colombia, on July 18.

Hundreds of hogs waited in the heat while the kill floor at JBS Swift & Co. in Worthington was temporarily shut down.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

Oregon farmers and ranchers will get an additional $3.1 million in federal funding for agricultural conservation this year.

Corn and soybean crops in the U.S. Midwest, planted late because of excessive spring rain and damaged by flooding in June, are maturing behind schedule and could face more losses if the corn belt has an early ...

Tom Deitemyer has joined the team at Witt & Gaines, of Oak Harbor. Deitemyer brings with him more than 28 years of experience in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning business.

TerraGo Technologies, the visionary provider of tools, technology and know-how for building collaborative geospatial applications , announced today that it has been named to the Prime Vendor Contract for the ...

National Farmers Union President Tom Buis said July 11 that a U.S. District Court decision to issue a temporary restraining order halting Conservation Reserve Program critical feed acres is the wrong move.

Springfield, IL - Corn prices and, to a lesser extent, soybean prices have come under pressure over the past two weeks.

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 15 Jul 2008 USDA's Farm Service Agency will allow producers who would otherwise be ineligible for the new ...