| 单词 | Agriculture Department |
| 例句 | But Dr. Baker’s opinion is directly opposite to the claims of the Agriculture Department. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Agriculture Department itself has credited these importations with appreciably reducing the frequency and destructiveness of gypsy moth outbreaks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Agriculture Department’s mass control program, on the other hand, cost about $3.50 per acre — the most expensive, the most damaging, and the least effective program of all. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Agriculture Department brushed away all evidence of damage as exaggerated and misleading. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A vast amount of information on the biology of the screw- worm had been accumulated over the years by Agriculture Department scientists in Texas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This program of “male annihilation” was begun in i960: a year later the Agriculture Department estimated that more than 99 per cent of the population had been eliminated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Its parent agency, the Agriculture Department, zealously enforces the welfare act, investigating animal abuse in private medical research. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, so that’s a potential savings of more than $7,500. Tech has taken the work out of couponing. Here’s how to save big with little effort. 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z It isn’t the Agriculture Department or the Department of Transportation or the Department of Education. A new front door opens up an insular enclave at State Department 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z There is the use of analog technology such as pay phones and dial-up modems, all religion is banned, the secret police grab people off the street and put them in vans labeled "Agriculture Department." "Captive State" director Rupert Wyatt on sci-fi, commercial failure and the age of Trum 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z The groom’s mother is a teacher’s aide at E. T. Booth Middle School in Woodstock, Ga. His father was a poultry-plant inspector for the Agriculture Department; his office was in Claxton, Ga. They Smelled Bad, Had Blisters and Were Hungry. It Was Perfect. 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z While she applauds the recently announced plan by the Agriculture Department to implement the first major nutritional overhaul of students' meals in 15 years, Ray said parents and others shouldn't sit back. Rachael Ray: small steps key to child nutrition 2011-02-26T23:02:08Z The Agriculture Department’s My Plate program offers one approach to a heart-healthy, plant-based diet. A plant-based diet is the best way to avoid heart disease, according to a new report 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The reaction was even more aggressive when Cappiello began asking the Agriculture Department for interviews for a story about the environmental degradation caused by converting non-crop land into cornfields for ethanol production, another administration initiative. Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The state’s cherry harvest that year tanked to just under 12 million pounds, compared with a more normal 158 million pounds in 2011, according to Agriculture Department statistics. Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z In 2019, the Agriculture Department released data showing a 47 percent decline in milk consumption since 1970, a figure that led to Dean Foods, the country’s biggest milk producer, filing for bankruptcy in November. Where to find the best vegan dining in Manhattan 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z To check out how much lutein and zeaxanthin is in your dinner, you can use a calculator when you search “food composition database” on the Agriculture Department website. Lutein supplements are everywhere. Here’s what you need to know about this nutrient. 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, has been chronically underfunded for years and is now closed to the public three days a week to save money. Got milkweed? One man’s research efforts into plant biodiversity. For the arboretum — a research and display garden run by the Agriculture Department — the China garden represents probably the most valuable single addition in the institution’s 89-year history, Director Richard T. Olsen said. After 14 years of waiting, work begins on the National China Garden 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z In a 2018 study from the Agriculture Department, 97 percent of people failed to properly wash their hands before a meal. Why you don’t need to splurge on a pricey hand soap 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department as part of a voluntary quality program: AA, A and B. Grade AA is best, with thick, firm whites, high, round yolks and clean, unbroken shells. Do you know your egg terminology? 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s willingness to grant organic certification to hydroponics — a process by which plants are grown in a liquid nutrient solution rather than in soil. Will hydroponics water down the meaning of organic? 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Hundreds of them have been selected from more than 7,500 paintings, drawings and lithographs from the Agriculture Department’s Pomological Watercolor Collection. Perspective | These U.S. Agriculture Department paintings of fruits and nuts are actually stunning 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Persuading the Agriculture Department to keep funding the experiment was easy, scientists said, since the department generally takes a hands-off approach to the center’s work. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Salmonella is not prohibited in raw meat and poultry, and the Agriculture Department, which overseas raw meat, said cooking should kill any salmonella. Health officials warn of romaine lettuce contamination in U.S. and Canada 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z “On the first day, everyone’s sitting there snooping around on their phones, and then I see Edward walk in, so I smile and wave,” says Julia, a budget analyst for the Agriculture Department. On Love: Julia Baron and Edward Garnett Agriculture Department regulations issued a decade ago, an “organic” wine is made not only without synthetic herbicides and pesticides in the vineyard but also without sulfites added in the winery. Here’s the best reason of all to drink organic wine: It tastes better. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The arboretum was established 90 years ago as a horticultural research center by the Agriculture Department. China wants a bold presence in Washington — so it’s building a $100 million garden 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department recently released the latest measurements of pesticide residues in our food, in the form of the 2016 Pesticide Data Program results, so it seems timely to talk pesticides and organics. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Still, animal research experts expressed reservations this week about the new bill’s intent to increase oversight by the Agriculture Department, which already enforces the Animal Welfare Act through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Lawmakers Aim to Protect Farm Animals in U.S. Research 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department does offer guidelines to meat producers, and requires them to submit applications and get permission before using terms like “humanely raised” or “raised with care” on packages. What to Make of Those Animal-Welfare Labels on Meat and Eggs 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. David said he saw Agriculture Department inspectors at the plant. Animal Rights Group Says Video Shows Abuse of Sheep 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department did not respond to a request for comment. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department estimates that bees pollinate about 30 percent of our nation’s food. On a D.C. rooftop, a scientist and his students look to solve bee mystery 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z No federal rule governs the dating of food, although the Agriculture Department last year set out to revamp its guidance on such labels, noting that they were confusing to consumers. Animal Rights Group Says Video Shows Abuse of Sheep 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Produced by the Agriculture Department during World War I, the poster would scarcely look out of place in an issue of Saveur. At the National Archives, Life, Liberty and Carp 2011-05-31T23:42:50Z In response, Agriculture Department officials said that the center’s approval process met their requirements, and that anyone on the staff could raise concerns about the animals at any time. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Of the roughly 95,000 acres of cabernet in California, according to the United States Agriculture Department, only about 22,000 acres are in Napa. California Cabernet Sauvignon, From Beyond Napa Valley 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The ranking used Agriculture Department data based on fruits and vegetables’ content of fiber, potassium, protein, calcium, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin D and other nutrients, all considered important to our health. Powerhouse watercress stars in shrimp summer rolls The Agriculture Department estimates that between 11 and 12 percent of fresh foods and meats are discarded or lost from U.S. retail outlets and supermarkets. Recognizing food waste can help us improve holiday meals 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, one-third of the nuts we eat are tree nuts. Nuts are great for you (and you’re probably getting enough already) 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z According to the Agriculture Department and Department of Health and Human Services, a day in the life of a toddler should look something like this: Perspective | Worried about whether your child is eating enough? Some helpful guidelines and advice. 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Todd Rounsaville, a scientist with the National Arboretum, uses the Agriculture Department’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map when gardeners ask that question. How to protect your potted plants from winter’s chill 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Among her findings: • In the early 1900s, the Agriculture Department sent explorers throughout the world, Indiana Jones style, to study new plant breeds and bring them back to the United States. At the National Archives, Life, Liberty and Carp 2011-05-31T23:42:50Z The notion that "The center’s parent agency, the Agriculture Department, strictly polices the treatment of animals at slaughterhouses and private laboratories" is patently absurd. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z But District grocers topped all four regions in the number of products — 48 percent — that offered no country-of-origin label, which the Agriculture Department mandates of retailers . Shrimp mislabeling is widespread on menus and in stores, advocacy group says The industry group predicts a recovery in beef consumption, as does the Agriculture Department. Americans Ate 19% Less Beef From ’05 to ’14, Report Says 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan is so enamored that he is trying to find farmers in the Northwest to grow it, once the seed is approved by the Agriculture Department. Finding a Lost Strain of Rice, and Clues to Slave Cooking 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Sometimes the scientists get money from the ranchers’ marketing kitties, or orders from the Agriculture Department. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z This in turn led to his appointment as the fairgrounds landscape superintendent as a state Agriculture Department employee. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z There are biodegradable black films, but none have been approved by the Agriculture Department for organic growers. If pulling weeds makes you want to pull your hair out, there’s a simple solution 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is headquartered at the gateway between Washington and Virginia in a building rich with history — but on any given day, roughly 90% of it sits empty. Ghost towns: Federal office buildings are 80% vacant, government audit finds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The U.S. attorney also has offices in the building, as does HHS and the Labor Department, Agriculture Department, Transportation Department and the Social Security Administration. Senator demands Pelosi building in San Fran be shut down after it turns into open-air drug market 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “The outcome is more fresh food purchased locally that is culturally familiar to pantry patrons — and those two points are huge,” said Jeff Mathias, lead farm-to-community specialist at the state Agriculture Department. WA’s farmers of color caught a pandemic boom; now many fear a bust 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department’s action was announced Sept. 29. France Begins a Vaccination Program for 64 Million Ducks 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The Food and Agriculture Department will work with the U.S. No fly zone: Swath of Santa Clarita Valley under quarantine due to invasive tau fruit fly 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Divisions among House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Republicans forced the delay of a vote on the spending bill for the Agriculture Department and related agencies, which had been scheduled for Thursday. House passes first spending bill, punts other spending bills until September 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The Washington Times has reached out to the Agriculture Department. Senators challenge USDA to detail funding to group that funded Wuhan lab 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said on Wednesday that it would establish a monitoring and data collection network to measure greenhouse gas emissions and determine how much carbon can be captured using certain farming practices. Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department conducted an environmental assessment earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management said additional analysis and outreach was needed. US land managers call off pesticide spraying near the Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is still drafting regulations on how the products should be labeled, but for now the agency is going with “cell cultivated chicken.” Two California Companies Will Soon Sell Lab-Grown Meat 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Another would eliminate funding for climate change research at the Agriculture Department. House G.O.P. Uses Spending Bills to Pick Partisan Policy Fights 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department on Wednesday gave the green light to two California firms, Upside Foods and Good Meat. Is it chicken? Here’s how the first bite of ‘cell-cultivated’ meat tastes 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Building the networks will occur over the next eight years, and the Agriculture Department will make the data public a year after collection, a spokesman said. Agriculture Dept. to Invest $300 Million to Measure Greenhouse Emissions 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department had concluded that grasshoppers had proliferated to the level deemed a severe outbreak and would not only consume grasses essential to grazing cattle but also would pose a threat to the ecosystem. US land managers call off pesticide spraying near the Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department last week approved the sale of meat grown from stem cells, a watershed moment for the alternative protein industry. Two California Companies Will Soon Sell Lab-Grown Meat 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z California companies Upside Foods and Good Meat were granted permission on Wednesday to sell their products by the Agriculture Department. Questions answered on meat grown from animal cells: Is it really meat and how is it made? 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department approved the production and sale of laboratory-grown meat for the first time on Wednesday, clearing the way for two California companies to sell chicken produced from animal cells. U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Mexico’s Agriculture Department said Thursday that tests on the dead birds revealed they had died of starvation, not flu. El Niño, not avian flu, caused the deaths of hundreds of birds in Mexico, government says 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The bill also requires the Agriculture Department to be more transparent in releasing data about how states waive work requirements and publish that information — a key win for Republicans who have long opposed the waivers. Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Food stamp recipients receive an estimated $169 in monthly benefits on average, according to the Agriculture Department, which administers the program. Debt Ceiling Deal Includes New Work Requirements for Food Stamps 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The United States was the largest producer of blueberries until 2021, when it was surpassed by China, according to a report last month from the Agriculture Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Agriculture Department agency tasked with inspecting conditions at processing facilities, is still drafting regulations on how food products derived from animal cells should be labeled. U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z It had received 66 submissions by May 2022, according to the most recent numbers offered by the Agriculture Department. Biden abandons grilling of meat producers while prices remain high 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Before her post at the EPA, Taylor spent nearly seven years in the Agriculture Department’s inspector general’s office. EPA investigator named as new U.S. Park Police chief 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department reported that specialty mushroom sales in the 2021-2022 growing season rose 32 percent over the previous year. Specialty mushrooms are booming — including in home gardens 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The federal Agriculture Research Service, part of the Agriculture Department, said in a news release in 2022 that “the berry crop industries in Oregon and around the world have all benefited from Strik’s research.” Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is also proposing to ban the purchase of flavored milk with WIC funds and expand access to soy-based dairy alternatives. USDA proposes 25% cut to milk provided to low-income families 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A White House spokesperson pointed to a slew of actions taken by the Agriculture Department, including three implemented last month, that are aimed at lowering consumer prices. Biden abandons grilling of meat producers while prices remain high 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Stefanik also is pressing the Agriculture Department to conduct more aggressive oversight of foreign purchases of U.S. farmland. China land-buying push targets U.S. agriculture, farm acreage 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z In the pig experiment, funded in part by the Agriculture Department, hogs were taught to push a joystick with their snout to move a cursor on the screen. Pig-Pong: Feds funded experiment to teach hogs to play video game 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has said that properly prepared and cooked poultry and eggs should not pose a risk to consumers. U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z That is expected to decline by about a third, or $82, in March, according to the Agriculture Department, which administers the food stamp program. Low-Income Families Brace for End of Extra Food Stamp Benefits 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z For some households, the cuts are expected to reduce their monthly benefits by an average of $182, according to the Agriculture Department, which manages the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Millions could see cuts to food stamps as federal pandemic aid ends 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Lately, the novel has been weighing on the mind of Mark Brusberg, a meteorologist at the Agriculture Department. How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z He added that the Agriculture Department needs to “get serious about enforcing work requirements” in the program. Republicans take aim at food stamps in growing fight over federal debt 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Currently, federal regulators have not authorized the vaccination of poultry against highly infectious bird flu strains like H5N1, said Mike Stepien, a spokesman for the Agriculture Department. U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “You could say the old rule was sort of leaky,” said Bill Doley, a consultant who helped manage the Agriculture Department’s genetically modified organism regulation process until 2022. For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z However, other measures, like a market report compiled by the Agriculture Department, show that the price of eggs has been dropping sharply in recent months. Food Price Growth Ticked Back Up, Putting Burden on Consumers 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department to help women and minority farmers. In majority-Black Prince George’s, a struggle to help Black farmers 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department data showed that after a drought last August, farmers were forced to abandon the highest percentage of their corn acreage in the past 10 years. U.S. farmers plan to go 'heavy on corn' in 2023 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department to address the persistent and worsening problem of childhood obesity. USDA announces rigorous new school nutrition standards 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department aims to finish the standards before the start of the 2024-25 school year. Agriculture Dept. Proposes Limits on Sugar and Salt in School Meals 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z And while data from the Agriculture Department shows that egg prices are beginning to moderate, changes in wholesale prices tend to happen faster than grocery store costs. Forget Pandemic Puppies. Meet the Inflation Chicken. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Agriculture Department, which includes the Forest Service, said officials could not comment because of the litigation. A Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It found several examples in the last decade where containment efforts failed and other leaks from mines in the region caused such damage, an Agriculture Department official said. Biden protects vast wilderness area in Minnesota from mining 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z A single 30-foot tree can store hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide during its lifetime and even thereafter when used for housing or furniture, according to the Agriculture Department. Opinion | Want to be happy? Then don’t be a lawyer. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has recorded avian flu infections in 110 mammals since May 2022, including raccoons, foxes and skunks. Three Montana Grizzly Bears Euthanized After Testing Positive for Avian Flu 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department issued waivers that allowed states to provide students with free meals. D.C. Council to consider new free proposal: School lunch 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department announced new guidelines for products labeled “organic,” a term that has been increasingly abused as shoppers have sought healthier, environmentally friendly food. USDA moves to crack down on ‘organic’ fraud 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department on Thursday issued new requirements for foods labeled organic, a move aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight. New USDA rule boosts “organic” food oversight, targets fraud 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Researchers in a recent study commissioned by the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service examined how people preparing turkey burgers cross-contaminated various surfaces in a kitchen. The germiest spot in your kitchen? The spice jars, a new study found. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s too late to wipe out bird flu: Bears out West are catching it, the Agriculture Department reports. Opinion | Sticker shock at the egg aisle? Blame flu. 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z More people die every day from food-related chronic illnesses than die in a year from foodborne acute illness caused by contaminants the FDA and the Agriculture Department regulate. Opinion | Food is making us sick. The FDA can do something about it. 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z According to the Agriculture Department, the flu has wiped out more than 44 million egg-laying hens, or roughly 4 to 5 percent of production. Egg prices haven’t come down with inflation. Here’s why. 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department would receive $3.7 billion to help farmers with crop and other losses. What’s In (and Not In) the $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack this week asking for emergency assistance for these farms. Organic livestock farmers, hit by rising prices, seek help 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has proposed changes in its nutritional programs that could have a huge positive effect on the health of Black and Hispanic children from low-income households. Perspective | Got milk? If you’re Black, Asian or Hispanic, make it lactose-free. 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an advocacy group, previously obtained hundreds of pages of veterinary records and filed a complaint with the Agriculture Department, claiming primate test subjects developed infections and were treated carelessly. Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z According to the Agriculture Department, U.S. agricultural imports are expected to exceed exports next year and every year until 2031. Opinion | From Trump Country, an argument for welcoming immigrants 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Officials said while there have been no confirmed sightings, it’s still important to be on the lookout for the hornets and report any, dead or alive, to the state Agriculture Department’s website. No ‘murder hornets’ found in 2022 in Washington state 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The war in Ukraine and the Agriculture Department’s discontinuation of the National Organic Program recognition agreement with India has reduced imported grain supplies and pushed up prices, officials said. Organic livestock farmers, hit by rising prices, seek help 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department also oversees some food products. Panel calls for stronger leadership of FDA food programs 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said it could not comment on the group’s complaint, citing the pending litigation. Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z So far, Neuralink has tested the device on sheep, pigs and primates, according to records filed with the Agriculture Department. Elon Musk Hopes to Test a Brain Implant in Humans Next Year 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department and the Interior Department have signed 20 co-stewardship agreements with tribes, and another 60 are under review, the administration said. Biden making new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z More than a decade after Agriculture Department officials ditched the pyramid, few Americans have heard of MyPlate, a dinner plate-shaped logo that emphasizes fruits and vegetables. MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed US nutrition guide 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Food insecurity among households with children also reached a record low, the Agriculture Department reported. The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Gone. The Battle Over It Remains. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Data on annual price increases of products from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Agriculture Department and the American Farm Bureau Federation, an industry group. Americans Aren’t Letting Inflation Interrupt Their Thanksgiving 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z A frozen turkey needs about 24 hours to thaw for every 4 to 5 pounds of weight, according to the Agriculture Department. Gathering again? Tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Upside estimates that upon approval from the Agriculture Department, it would still be months before its chicken could be on the market. Lab-grown meat is safe to eat, says FDA 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department’s program known as WIC, officials said. USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department or even one with a clean inspection record is not enough, they argue, because of lax enforcement. Pet stores and breeders still fighting Maryland ‘puppy mill’ ban 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z In the state, farmland values surged by 18.7 percent from 2021 to 2022, one of the highest increases in the country, according to the most recent figures from the Agriculture Department. Farmland Values Hit Record Highs, Pricing Out Farmers 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s Climate Hub, says that anecdotal evidence suggests that farms in Puerto Rico employing specific strategies recovered faster after Maria than their counterparts that didn’t. What Hurricanes Taught Puerto Rico About Feeding Itself 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The number of Americans who fall into this category is staggering: In 2021, about 34 million people lived in food-insecure households, Agriculture Department data shows. Advice | A quarter of children being raised by grandparents face hunger 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Crimmins finagled an introduction to a congressperson who was able to help him expedite the Agriculture Department approval process to get the frog into the country. Real-life ‘White Lotus’: Workers share rich guests’ wildest demands 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z But the Agriculture Department keeps dogs to sniff out bird feces or carcasses to try to detect avian flu, and the National Park Service maintains sled dogs in Alaska. Federal agencies caught dogging it over policies on caring for canines 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z To import an animal to the United States, Polak said to consult the pet travel section of the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. How to help the street cats and dogs you meet while traveling 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z At Mr. Biden’s direction, the Interior Department and the Agriculture Department will begin a process to prohibit new mining leases on the land for the next 20 years. Biden Announces National Monument at Camp Hale in Colorado 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z And the Agriculture Department on Monday will also unveil new actions meant to encourage competition in various agricultural markets. White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z These techniques, known as regenerative or climate-smart agriculture, are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet. Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z And the Agriculture Department on Monday will also announce new actions meant to encourage competition in various agricultural markets. White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z However, Derek Underwood, assistant commissioner of the Agriculture Department’s Consumer Protection Division, insisted that the farmer’s oversight was a “willful violation” of the state’s hemp farming program, according to emails shared in the complaint. South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Use the Agriculture Department’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map to choose annuals and perennials for the fall. Plants (beyond pansies) that will thrive in cooler weather 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The scheme alleged by the Justice Department on Tuesday centered on the Federal Child Nutrition Program, administered by the Agriculture Department to provide free meals to children in lower-income families. U.S. charges ‘brazen’ theft of $250 million from pandemic food program 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department announced in recent days that it would spend an additional $2.8 billion to enact and research climate-smart production on 20 million to 25 million acres of working lands. Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department reports that the United States loses approximately 6,000 acres of open space — including “forests, grasslands, and other natural areas” — every day. Opinion | Many Boy Scout camps are up for sale. The government should buy them. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department announced Wednesday that it is providing close to $2 billion in additional funding to food banks and school meal programs for purchasing American-grown foods. USDA to give $2 billion to food banks, schools to stem rise in hunger 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z This strain of bird flu, known as Eurasian H5N1, has spread rapidly through domestic poultry, affecting tens of millions of farmed birds, according to the Agriculture Department. Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In a report released on Wednesday, the Agriculture Department said that about 4.6 million households with children were food insecure at some point, a rate of 12.5 percent. Food Insecurity for Families With Children Reached Two-Decade Low in 2021 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Demand for the existing conservation programs has long exceeded the amount of funding that the Agriculture Department has been able to provide, and half to two-thirds of farmers who apply are turned away each year. Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z In May 1991, four months before the fire, an Agriculture Department inspector approved locking a plant door. Perspective | Agencies create second workplace hazards plan to fix what the original missed 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The request also includes $1.5 billion for the Agriculture Department to help farmers who were affected by drought and wildfires. White House Requests $47 Billion for Pandemic Response and Ukraine Aid 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z That included additional food from the Agriculture Department, rental assistance from the Treasury, and supplemental income in the form of direct payments and an expanded child tax credit. Economic Aid, Once Plentiful, Falls Off at a Painful Moment 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The other would provide $3.1 billion for the Agriculture Department to make payments for loans or loan modifications to farmers who faced financial distress. Climate and Tax Bill to Rewrite Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z According to research from the Environmental Working Group, just 20 percent of funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, one of the Agriculture Department’s largest conservation programs, supports practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department funds the program, administered in Florida by agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat. Florida Christian school gets gender rule exemption, will gain school lunch funding, state says 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, top officials with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department will announce a plan to provide technical assistance to 11 impoverished communities in the South, Appalachia and tribal areas. White House Retrofits Infrastructure Bill to Better Help Poor Communities 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department said it will have to quadruple the number of tree seedlings produced by nurseries to get through the backlog and meet future needs. US to plant more trees as climate change kills off forests 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The money would replace the $4 billion program that was intended to aid about 15,000 farmers who received loans from the federal government or had bank loans guaranteed by the Agriculture Department. Climate and Tax Bill to Rewrite Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Instead, the beagles receive a treat — a pepperoni stick or tiny milk bone, for example — for the discovery, while their handlers are bound by the Agriculture Department’s regulations. Meet the Canine Officers Guarding American Agriculture 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Democrats in Congress are working toward more permanent changes to the Agriculture Department’s child nutrition programs, including additional funding to shore up the school lunch program, though they fall far short of making it universal. Universal free school lunch program is set to expire 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z After the marriage, Angela Scott got a job at the Agriculture Department and later at the Interior Department. Perspective | Love doves: The enduring marriage of Willie and Angela Scott 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z In the United States, farmers planted nearly 5% fewer acres of chickpeas this year, the Agriculture Department reported. Fewer chickpeas means cheap protein and hummus could be harder to find 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z It is not clear how discrimination will be defined, and the legislation appears to give the Agriculture Department broad discretion to distribute the money as it sees fit. Climate and Tax Bill to Rewrite Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, which oversees school meal programs, has seen the number of participating students soar. Families brace for changes to pandemic-era free school meals 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Congress also authorized the Agriculture Department during the pandemic to reimburse school districts for those meals at higher rates. Congress Clears Bill to Extend Free Meals for Children Through the Summer 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “It is a mess,” said Stacey Peckins, an Agriculture Department retiree who said she was locked out of her account and then stuck hold for four hours with customer service only to be cut off. Investors criticize federal retirement savings program over new system 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z An Agriculture Department warning letter said animal-handling rules were violated in both incidents. Firefighter trapped in Philadelphia building dies; four Kitt Peak buildings destroyed in Arizona wildfire 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department plans to work with nongovernmental agencies to develop the design and process for its part of the program. Climate and Tax Bill to Rewrite Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In its memorandum, the Agriculture Department said it would interpret the ban on sex discrimination under Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity in administering Food and Nutrition Service funding. Biden under pressure to dump policy using school lunch money to push LGBTQ agenda 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Under the pandemic waivers, roughly 30 million children received a free school lunch in the 2021-22 school year, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department said. Congress Clears Bill to Extend Free Meals for Children Through the Summer 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z To their credit, Congress and the Agriculture Department have stepped up. Opinion | Every Maryland child deserves healthy meals — at no charge 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z And they had to pay them the so-called adverse effect wage rate, calculated by the Agriculture Department to ensure they didn’t undercut the wages of domestic workers. Illegal Immigration Is Down, Changing the Face of California Farms 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department’s supplemental nutrition program for low-income mothers and children purchases half of the infant formula in the United States. Lawmakers blast FDA, Abbott over baby formula shortage 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z In federal Agriculture Department documents from 1906, the mountain’s namesake is listed as a “forest guard” with an annual pay of $720. Martyr, crackpot, tree-hugger and more — the people behind SoCal's mountain peaks 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z It would give the secretary of the Agriculture Department the ability to issue a narrow set of waivers in the event of a supply disruption. Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The move will allow the Women, Infants and Children program, which is managed by the Agriculture Department, to begin purchasing formula from more foreign sources. Democrats propose funds to ease formula shortage as kids are hospitalized 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z His Agriculture Department said in 2020 that it had invested $744 million on rural internet connectivity, a sum that was meaningful yet insufficient. Biden administration to release $45B for nationwide internet 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The House committee also obtained documents showing that Smithfield executives engaged top officials at the Agriculture Department to suggest changes to federal health recommendations for one of its facilities in South Dakota in April 2020. Meatpackers Misled Public and Influenced Trump Administration During Covid, Report Says 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z One is the Arts and Industries Building, another is the Agriculture Department facility, a third is the North Capitol site located across from the U.S. Perspective | The American Latino museum should get a place on the National Mall 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Insect pollinators are responsible for about one-third of the human diet, according to the Agriculture Department. Climate change and big agriculture combine to threaten insects 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z And researchers from the Energy Department, Agriculture Department, Harvard, MIT, Purdue, University of Illinois, Ford Motor Co. and many others all agree: Today’s ethanol reduces life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 50 percent. Opinion | Ethanol helps cut toxic emissions 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s price for eggs has tripled since November and turkey breast prices are at a record high, she said. Four hidden reasons food prices are crazy right now 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The access to free meals that tens of millions of schoolchildren have through the Agriculture Department’s child nutrition programs is under threat. Perspective | Cooking school lunches from scratch can fix labor and supply issues 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department has predicted that U.S. soy crushers will process a record 60.282 million tonnes of soybeans this year, up 3.5% from a year ago. Soyoil surges to record high as Indonesia bans palm oil exports 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Projects include expanding high-speed internet, creating clean drinking water and modern waste systems, spurring good-paying jobs — and, in the case of Wednesday's Agriculture Department announcement, improving access to health care. Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z He also said the Agriculture Department will use its procurement power to contract with minority-owned businesses. Biden officials say rooting out racial inequity in government will boost U.S. economy 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The average American family of four wastes about $1,500 worth of food each year, according to the Agriculture Department — and tossing fresh fruits and vegetables accounts for a large portion of that. Staying safe with frozen fruits and veggies 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department to allow farmers the ability to plant on acres set aside for conservation, to help fill the absence of Ukrainian corn, wheat and sunflower oil amid Russia's invasion of the country. U.S. farm groups urge sowing on protected land as war cuts off Ukraine supply 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The state Agriculture Department said Tuesday that avian influenza had been confirmed at a commercial operation in Butler County in eastern Nebraska. Bird flu found in Nebraska so 570,000 chickens to be killed 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Vilsack spoke to KHN ahead of an announcement Wednesday that the Agriculture Department has awarded $43 million in grants to 93 rural health care providers and community groups in 22 states. Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z If so, what of the 2021 American Rescue Plan providing loan assistance to “socially disadvantaged” farmers who, the Agriculture Department says, do not include White farmers? Opinion | Questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Agency for International Development to provide food, medicine and other critical supplies, as well as $100 million for the Agriculture Department to provide food assistance for Ukraine and its refugees. U.S. plan for $14 billion in Ukraine aid comes as Russian invasion leads to humanitarian crisis 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department declined a request to interview an official about the case. F.B.I. Sees ‘Massive Fraud’ in Groups’ Food Programs for Needy Children 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The Biden administration had urged lawmakers to extend an initiative first enacted in 2020, which gave the Agriculture Department the authority to issue nationwide child nutrition waivers. Pandemic expansion of school lunch program appears slated to end suddenly 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department chief economist Seth Meyer said at the agency’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. U.S. farm exports to rise to record $183.5 billion in FY 2022 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The Biden administration has not appealed the injunctions but a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department said it was continuing to defend the program in the courts as the cases move forward. Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The U.S. government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados “until further notice” after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threatening message, Mexico’s Agriculture Department said in a statement. US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Starting in 2020, Congress poured money into the feeding programs and allowed the Agriculture Department to waive rules that had been put in place after previous scandals to make sure states watched the watchdogs. F.B.I. Sees ‘Massive Fraud’ in Groups’ Food Programs for Needy Children 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department called the disease low risk to humans. U.S. poultry producers impose safety measures to battle spread of avian flu 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department said on Friday it will expand monitoring of wild birds to the Mississippi Flyway and another migratory pathway, the Central Flyway, that includes Texas and Nebraska. U.S. poultry producers harden safety measures as bird flu spreads 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith, a Black father of four who owes about $200,000 in outstanding loans on his ranch, quickly signed and returned documents to the Agriculture Department last year, formally accepting the debt relief. Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s agricultural laboratories in Beltsville, Md., but Law recalls seeing Wolf doing the low-tech work of walking the vineyards with an insect net, capturing leaf hoppers for analysis. Perspective | If you’ve ever enjoyed a Virginia wine, raise a glass to this retiring scientist 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said on Monday that it would increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in California as part of a bid to address supply chain disruptions. Agriculture Department aims to ease port congestion by adding capacity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Across the United States, an estimated 99 million people in 2010 lived in areas where development runs up against wild land, according to the Agriculture Department. In California, a New Fight to Stop Building in the Path of Fire 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Two federal agencies — the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and the Agriculture Department’s Forest Service — are still considering a potential 20-year ban on new mine leases near the wilderness. Biden administration cancels two mining leases near Minnesota wilderness, in reversal of Trump-era decision 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In May 2021, the Agriculture Department started sending letters to borrowers who were eligible to have their debt cleared, asking them to sign and return forms confirming their balances. Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is balancing calls to vaccinate with a recognition that its workforce and its constituents live largely in red states, where many object to vaccines. Federal government’s coronavirus struggle: When and how to bring employees back to the office 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The new site will alleviate some of those problems, allowing for quicker pickup of empty containers and fewer congestion surcharges, the Agriculture Department said. Agriculture Department aims to ease port congestion by adding capacity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z A spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department said the department would spend $655 million every year on forest management for the first five years of the plan. Biden administration to spend billions to prevent wildfires in Washington, 10 other states 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department database to find out what you can and can’t bring in. How to keep your houseplants safe during a move 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Some Black farmers argue that the Agriculture Department, led by Secretary Tom Vilsack, was too slow to disburse the debt relief and allowed critics time to mount a legal assault on the law. Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z And in 2018, two snowy owls were seen near the National Mall at an Agriculture Department building. Spotted: A snowy owl at D.C.’s Union Station, where it’s eating pigeons and rats 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The project will cost $5 million and could be a template for future partnerships at other hubs, an Agriculture Department official said. Agriculture Department aims to ease port congestion by adding capacity 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z He added that the Agriculture Department had not paid attention to underserved communities in the past but would make sure they were included this time. Biden administration to spend billions to prevent wildfires in Washington, 10 other states 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The state Agriculture Department sent a letter in October notifying hemp manufacturers that “non-naturally occurring cannabinoid products” that have recently entered the state’s retail supply chain are not legal under West Virginia law. At Moon Flower, a hemp business run by three generations of Appalachian women, business is blooming 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z He was budget and finance director at the Agriculture Department and controller at the Energy Department before joining the Forest Service in 1979. Community deaths 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The Justice Department and the Agriculture Department will launch a joint effort to make it easier to report anti-competitive actions to the government. Biden to meet with farmers as he seeks to cut meat prices 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Biden has prodded the Agriculture Department to investigate large meatpackers that control a significant share of poultry and pork markets, accusing them of raising prices, underpaying farmers — and tripling their profit margins during the pandemic. As prices rise, Biden turns to antitrust enforcers 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z After the 10 years of proposed efforts, the Agriculture Department said, it will make a plan to maintain the lands where the preventive measures were taken, which experts say will require regular upkeep. Biden administration to spend billions to prevent wildfires in Washington, 10 other states 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z And in 2018, two snowy owls were seen on the National Mall at an Agriculture Department building. Rare owl rescued in Northern Virginia; snowy owl seen in D.C. 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z She cited Agriculture Department data that supermarkets saw their revenue increase by $162 billion last year as demand increased. Sen. Warren accuses supermarket chains, execs of profiting from inflation 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s Wildlife Services settled a similar lawsuit by suspending the operations intended to protect livestock from predators. New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has distributed $500 million to help seed new entrants in the meatpacking industries to challenge the small group of corporate giants that dominate it. As prices rise, Biden turns to antitrust enforcers 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The debts of minority farmers, who faced years of discrimination by the Agriculture Department, have yet to be forgiven. Republicans Who Assailed Biden’s Stimulus Bill Are Embracing the Money 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z This offbeat premise — smartly realized only by Beowulf Boritt’s scenic designs and the projections by 59 Productions — has been turned into an entertainment about as scintillating as an Agriculture Department instructional video on crop irrigation. Review | Broadway’s ‘Flying Over Sunset’ comes in for a crash landing 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z An Agriculture Department spokesperson said the department wanted to create “an incentive to get the local population more involved in delivery of the broadband solution.” Biden’s ‘broadband equity’ spending moves toward internet rate regs, feds to set low-cost plans 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In the United States, the Agriculture Department has authorized an “animal specific” vaccine which was given to seven orangutans, and several other primates at the National Zoo in October. Snotty-nosed hippos test positive for coronavirus in Belgium, the first known cases in species 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z But fears of mass tree shortages are unwarranted, said Marsha Gray, executive director of the Christmas Tree Promotion Board, a marketing and research group funded by growers and overseen by the Agriculture Department. Why Do Christmas Trees Cost More This Year? 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden’s executive order on Sept. 9 to federal workers achieved impressive results ranging from the Agriculture Department’s 86.1 percent to the U.S. Opinion | The federal workforce is showing vaccine mandates work. Now for the rest of America 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, a school cannot be reimbursed for a meal without it. Inside one Georgia school district’s battle to serve healthy, homemade food despite shortages and soaring prices 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z One of the strangest aspects of the problem is a mysterious Agriculture Department regulation that prevents thousands of needy military families from receiving food stamps. Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z And the Agriculture Department plans to mitigate global warming by paying farmers to store carbon dioxide through better soil management and other techniques. Biden to announce sharp cuts to methane emissions as Congress delays his climate agenda 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department in September concluded the culprit in the industry overall was “the physical proximity of workers.” Opinion | They worked so we could eat: What we learned from the pandemic’s meatpacking calamity 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z And the Agriculture Department is working with farmers to establish so-called climate-smart standards to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage. Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Cole said the company submitted information to the Agriculture Department that determined gene editing replicates a natural process and doesn’t need regulatory approval before the strawberries are brought to the market. US companies announce plans for gene-edited strawberries 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department then announced a new program to award $16 billion in grants to community groups and colleges that help veterans and people from “socially disadvantaged” groups who operate farms. Biden officials find racism throughout government, plan ways to promote ‘equity’ 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Other government-insured loans include Department of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture Department home loans. How to get a low down payment mortgage 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has authorized a vaccine made by Zoetis specifically for animals, the zoo said. Our animal kin get the Covid jab at the National Zoo, zoo says 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department estimated the corn crop currently being harvested at 15.019 billion bushels and the soybean crop at 4.448 billion bushels in its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. FDA authorizes first e-cigarette; USDA raises corn, soybean estimates 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z An official from the Agriculture Department's US Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed federal agents had killed the animals in order to force the adult wolves to relocate. Wolf pups 'adopted' by Idaho high schoolers killed by federal agents 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z And on Wednesday, the Agriculture Department announced that a bearcat and a fishing cat at a zoo in Illinois had the virus. Delta variant nearly killed a lion during National Zoo’s covid outbreak 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, with Secretary Tom Vilsack announcing $1.5 billion in funding Wednesday to help beleaguered school meal programs cope with food shortages. The cold truth about hot lunch: School meal programs are running out of food and workers 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department estimates that feral pigs do $1.5 billion worth of property damage each year, and also carry viruses, bacteria and parasites that can threaten livestock or even people. Perspective | Venison is the most eco-friendly food on the planet — if you hunt the deer yourself 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Since the start of the pandemic, the Agriculture Department has issued a slate of waivers giving schools more flexibility to meet federal nutritional guidelines. No Veggies, No Buns, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students Amid Shortages 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department Plant Hardiness Zone 8 or higher, you may need to select bulb varieties with a low winter chilling requirement or purchase bulbs that have been precooled. How to plant bulbs this fall for a beautiful spring garden Other agencies involved include the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department’s Forest Service, which will expand “greening” projects to reduce extreme temperatures and heat exposure. Biden orders federal agencies to protect workers from extreme heat 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department had already announced earlier this month that it won’t punish schools for not meeting nutrition standards under these pandemic circumstances. The cold truth about hot lunch: School meal programs are running out of food and workers 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Caroline Clarin, who lives in a conservative rural county in northern Minnesota, said she was deeply affected by her two-year experience in eastern Afghanistan teaching families agricultural techniques through an Agriculture Department program. Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department committed $500 million in July to help build additional meat and poultry processing capacity. Insider Q&A: Pressing for fair play for US family farmers 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z They are also expanding existing initiatives to prevent evictions at properties funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Agriculture Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs. About 89% of rental assistance funds have not been distributed, figures show 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But only 50 of 31,000 farms whose owners died in 2020 were subject to the tax, according to the Agriculture Department. Biden’s new ‘death tax’ threatens family farms, small businesses 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Global rice production is forecast to hit a record 506 million tons for 2021-2022, according to the Agriculture Department’s latest rice outlook. Wake-up Call: Climate Change Threatens Rice Farming 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z An official with the Agriculture Department said a similar scrubbing effort was underway there. US agencies scrub websites to protect Afghans left behind 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z As the pandemic triggered high unemployment and shortages in food banks and pantries around the country, Vilsack was charged with reimagining food assistance programs, which account for over two-thirds of Agriculture Department’s budget. Biden administration approves largest increase to food assistance benefits in SNAP program history 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The aid boost was first reported by The New York Times and the details were confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department. USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25 percent 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z In technical terms, the Agriculture Department has revised the Thrifty Food Plan, a list of two dozen food groups the government uses to estimate the cost of an economical, nutritious diet. Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department programs and directing it to farms to create forest buffers, rotate livestock and provide technical assistance, particularly in Pennsylvania, would be a game changer. Opinion | Maryland can’t save the Chesapeake Bay alone 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department began issuing regulatory waivers in 2020 that permitted schools to serve free meals to all children. Opinion | Free school meal programs don’t just feed hungry kids — they’re a major win for moms 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z First reported by the New York Times and confirmed by a spokeswoman at the Agriculture Department, average monthly benefits, which were $121 per person before the pandemic, will rise by $36 under the new rules. Biden administration approves largest increase to food assistance benefits in SNAP program history 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has lost economists who study the impacts of climate change on the food supply. A Brain Drain Among Government Scientists Bogs Down Biden’s Climate Ambitions 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z “It was a scientific, analytical process,” said Stacy Dean, a senior Agriculture Department official who oversees the program. Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z But in a statement Thursday morning, the Agriculture Department, which houses the United States Forest Service, wrote that it is restoring the full protections to return “stability and certainty” to the fragile forest. Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest in Alaska 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department estimated in 2017 — the last year it published such a report — that a typical family spends $233,610 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17. Money in the bank: Child tax credit dollars head to parents 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Agents for the Agriculture Department who were supposed to lend a hand did not help. A harvest for the world: A Black family farm is fighting racism in agriculture and climate change From the Agriculture Department to the Pentagon to the National Park Service, hundreds of jobs in climate and environmental science across the federal government remain vacant. A Brain Drain Among Government Scientists Bogs Down Biden’s Climate Ambitions 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Biden’s action will also call on the Agriculture Department to update current “Product of USA” labeling rules to restrict companies from labeling food produced overseas as American-made even if it was processed domestically. Biden sets up tech showdown with ‘right-to-repair’ rules for FTC 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is upping its research into sequestration and will attempt to set credible standards for credits and payment to farmers. Opinion | Ignore the chatter. Stuff is getting done. And both parties are helping. 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Both Ms. Turner and Ms. Brown are Black, as is Ms. Fudge, whom Mr. Clyburn aggressively promoted to lead the Agriculture Department before Mr. Biden selected her as housing secretary. No. 3 House Democrat Steps Into Ohio Race to Head Off a Sanders Acolyte 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Over time, Black people dwindled from a peak of being 14 percent of American farmers in 1910 to just 2 percent now, according to the Agriculture Department. A harvest for the world: A Black family farm is fighting racism in agriculture and climate change The state Agriculture Department removed a hornet nest in Whatcom County last year, removing 98 worker hornets and killing several queens. Residents encouraged to get involved with Washington’s Asian giant hornet trapping season. This teen has made 40 traps. 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z He moved to the Washington area in 1971 and served as executive director of the nonprofit Housing Assistance Council and then administrator of the Agriculture Department’s Farmers Home Administration before starting his firm in 1981. Community deaths 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Yet, Howard also made clear that the Agriculture Department could continue to prepare to deliver the debt relief until the program is found to be “constitutionally permissible.” Federal judge halts Black farmers’ debt-relief program in new legal blow 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The Biden administration took another hit Wednesday when a federal judge in Florida granted a preliminary injunction against the Agriculture Department’s program to provide loan forgiveness to non-White farmers and ranchers. Biden’s race-based pandemic relief suffers another loss in court 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Like them, Future Meat must get approval from the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration before offering its products to the public. SEC to consider mandating more climate, human capital disclosures 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The potential loss of thousands of honey bees is a main concern to the state Agriculture Department, because of its affect on pollination and state agriculture, she said. Residents encouraged to get involved with Washington’s Asian giant hornet trapping season. This teen has made 40 traps. 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department expects to publish the proposed rule in August, the notice said. Biden officials move to reinstate Alaska roadless rule, overturning Trump policy 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said this year’s budget submission was meant to be a recovery after years of cuts that left agencies understaffed. Biden’s budget scalpel missing: Spend & tax plan breaks tradition of trying to cut waste 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department will spend $4 billion on steps to ensure more secure production, transportation and processing of foods domestically. Biden creates task force to tackle ‘transitory’ price increases, supply-chain ‘bottlenecks’ 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department will spend more than $4 trillion to strengthen the supply chain for food. Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z He took a shot at the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture Department for competing over food regulations and arriving “at some strange decisions.” Perspective | Here’s how the Biden administration could save billions of dollars 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z The debt relief is intended to make amends for the discrimination that Black and other nonwhite farmers have faced from lenders and the Agriculture Department over the years. A Timeline of What Has Happened in the Year Since George Floyd’s Death 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z All told, Mr. Obama’s final proposed budget called for more than $100 million in budget cuts to the Agriculture Department. Biden’s budget scalpel missing: Spend & tax plan breaks tradition of trying to cut waste 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has a longstanding series of programs to serve socially disadvantaged farmers, and estimates that nearly 16,000 will have loans paid off that were made or backed by the government. ‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z It authorizes the Agriculture Department to pay up to 120% of direct and guaranteed loan outstanding balances for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The relief legislation that Congress passed in March provided “sums as may be necessary” from the Treasury Department to help minority farmers and ranchers pay off loans granted or guaranteed by the Agriculture Department. Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z She represented dozens of women in gender discrimination cases against the CIA and defended whistleblowers, including two federal meat inspectors who were fired after drawing attention to widespread corruption in the Agriculture Department. Janine Brookner, ousted CIA officer who challenged agency in court, dies at 80 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z He’d rented retail space at National Harbor and in the Agriculture Department building on the National Mall, but he wanted more. Perspective | An old ice house in Old Town Alexandria gets a sweet new life 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Some have spent decades fighting unsuccessfully to get their share of legal settlements over past discrimination by the Agriculture Department. ‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Vilsack, who served eight years as Agriculture secretary under President Obama, said the Agriculture Department “is going to move forward” with the effort despite the litigation. Ag Secretary Vilsack says U.S. needs to address ‘cumulative’ bias against Black farmers 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Bank lobbyists, in letters and virtual meetings, have been asking the Agriculture Department to make changes to the repayment program, a U.S.D.A. official said. Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department issued a statement saying the department was reviewing the lawsuit with the U.S. Texas measure would target banks that restrict business with gun industry 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The amount of pesticide on non-organic produce varies widely by fruit or vegetable, so the group issues annual “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists, based on Agriculture Department testing that assumes washing and peeling. Perspective | Cut waste and boost flavor with skin-to-seed recipes that use the whole vegetable The reason: The average U.S. family of four discards about $1,500 in uneaten food each year, according to the Agriculture Department. How to make your grocery shopping more eco-friendly 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is announcing Monday that it will continue through the summer a payments program that replaced school meals because the pandemic left many children with virtual classes. Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said it would cost tens of millions of dollars to meet the banks’ demands. Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris said the progress she’s talking about includes the Commerce Department hosting an upcoming “virtual trade mission” with the countries, and the Agriculture Department planning more support for the countries’ farming sector. VP Harris says ‘progress’ made on border surge 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department completed an environmental analysis in 2018 as required by previous lawsuits and later approved a resumption of grazing. Judge sides with conservationists in sheep grazing dispute 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z A federal judge has thrown out a rule allowing pork plants to speed up production lines because the Agriculture Department didn't properly consider the risks to workers. GAO: U.S. spent $162 million on remdesivir 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department that didn’t specifically address the Colorado plan, according to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and the Humane Society of the United States. Judge: US agency illegally paid for Colorado predator hunt 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z A group of white farmers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota and Ohio are suing the Agriculture Department, arguing that offering debt relief on the basis of skin color is discriminatory. Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z A pair of House Republicans unveiled Wednesday legislation to block billions of dollars in stimulus funding for non-white farmers and ranchers by barring the Agriculture Department from discriminating on the basis of race. House Republicans seek to ban race-based stimulus funding for non-white farmers 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z He began his government career about a decade later, initially as a veterinary analyst at the Agriculture Department. Community deaths 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z At the center of this initiative is the Agriculture Department, an agency that has long been derided by Black farmers as the United States’ “last plantation.” Biden Administration Ramps Up Debt Relief Program to Help Black Farmers 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z And at the Agriculture Department, top officials are looking at how they can leverage existing conservation funding to encourage farmers and ranchers to use techniques that absorb carbon and lock it in the land. Biden faces ‘moment of truth’ as he weighs key U.S. climate promise 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z He said past rounds of funding in the program had to first pass through the Agriculture Department before it was distributed. Democrats raise red flags over Biden’s pricey rescue package 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The seized goats were taken to the Agriculture Department’s rescue and rehabilitation facility at the state prison in Niantic and were to be evaluated by a veterinarian, the agency said. Officials seize goats from home of environmental activist 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The former president also required a food aid program that sent more than 100 million boxes through the Agriculture Department to include a letter from him claiming credit. Biden wants to sell the stimulus. The White House is still figuring out how. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has faced sharp criticism from minority farmer groups for lacking diversity and ignoring complaints of bias in its programs. Biden Administration Ramps Up Debt Relief Program to Help Black Farmers 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department is reviewing the agency’s handling of inspections at meatpacking plants amid the coronavirus pandemic, in part to determine how it protected front-line meat inspectors, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. Watchdog launches probe into USDA handling of inspections at meatpacking plants amid coronavirus 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, provide legal assistance to farmers of color and grants and loans to improve land access for minorities. U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department also said there were complaints dating back to 2017 about roaming goats and about the number of goats on Burton’s property. Officials seize goats from home of environmental activist 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z More than 18 months after the Agriculture Department relocated two research agencies from Washington to Kansas City, Mo., prompting a major exodus from both divisions, the agencies are still struggling to regain their strength. Trump left behind a damaged government. Here’s what Biden faces as he rebuilds it. 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z That includes $8 billion that the Agriculture Department will use toward crop purchases, grants to food processors and distributors, and other programs to help farmers struggling with the pandemic. Biden Administration Ramps Up Debt Relief Program to Help Black Farmers 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Physical checks were also temporarily suspended on most goods by the Agriculture Department at both Larne and Belfast. Brexit: Council staff resume inspections at Larne port 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z With systemic racial inequity now a nationwide talking point, Vilsack said the Agriculture Department needed to seriously examine if it was sufficiently supporting farmers of color. Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z With systemic racial inequity now a nationwide talking point, Vilsack said the Agriculture Department needed to seriously examine if it was sufficiently supporting farmers of color. Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The problems at the Agriculture Department are reflected across the government. Trump left behind a damaged government. Here’s what Biden faces as he rebuilds it. 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z At the Agriculture Department, Mr. Vilsack is creating a commission to be a watchdog for racial equity issues at the agency. Biden Administration Ramps Up Debt Relief Program to Help Black Farmers 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department told them their lack of farming experience meant the agency couldn’t provide any help. ‘We are facing extinction’: Black farmers in steep decline 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The recently released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines from the Agriculture Department remind Americans that they should consume less than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day — equivalent to about a teaspoon. Americans can’t cut back on salt. One likely reason: Packaged and prepared foods are filled with it. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department and received permission to test the vaccine in minks. The Coronavirus Kills Mink, So They Too May Get a Vaccine 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department computer model called COMET-Farm that estimates greenhouse gas emissions from farms. Planting crops — and carbon, too 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Agriculture accounts for 9% of U.S. emissions but U.S. forest land, much of which is overseen by the Agriculture Department, sequesters up to 15% of annual fossil fuel emissions. Explainer: How Biden could use his whole government to take on climate change 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Bradshaw, who has been farming since buying his first ground in 1976, has made several discrimination complaints with Agriculture Department over the years, and his claim seeking relief under the Pigford lawsuit was denied. ‘We are facing extinction’: Black farmers in steep decline 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z U.S. government checks constituted 40 percent of farmers’ income in 2020, according to the Agriculture Department. Opinion | Even if you judge Trump by his preferred economic measures, he’s still a loser 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Vilsack led the Agriculture Department during the Obama administration to finally put nutrition first in school meals to reflect our nation’s dietary guidelines. Opinion | Nutrition deserves a seat at the table 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The dietary guidelines are issued every five years by the Agriculture Department and the Department of Health and Human Services. New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Vilsack would rejoin the Agriculture Department in a much different climate from the one during his eight years under Mr. Obama. Biden’s Choice of Vilsack for U.S.D.A. Raises Fears for Small Farmers 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z During the Trump administration, the Agriculture Department never filled the position of assistant secretary for civil rights. ‘We are facing extinction’: Black farmers in steep decline 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z In the book, Zaidi described how the Agriculture Department he helped oversee was “weird” because it encompassed so many things. Biden picks former EPA chief McCarthy as White House climate czar 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z She was introduced alongside Biden’s pick for the job she initially sought, head of the Agriculture Department. Biden’s challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Within hours, his decision to nominate Mr. Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department had leaked, angering the very activists he had just met with. Biden Faces Intense Pressure From All Sides as He Seeks Diverse Cabinet 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Savett also noted that the Department of Justice, not the Agriculture Department, had the power to stop corporate mergers. Biden’s Choice of Vilsack for U.S.D.A. Raises Fears for Small Farmers 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The aid provided by the Agriculture Department’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is clearly inadequate. Opinion | What the pandemic can teach us about treating hunger 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department and opened insurance and real estate offices. Bruce Carver Boynton, who helped spark Freedom Rides, dies at 83 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Food banks also benefited from an Agriculture Department program that purchased excess food from U.S. farmers hurt by the ongoing trade war with China, typically apples, milk and pork products. A growing number of Americans are going hungry 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department will create incentives for farms to emit less carbon, and the Energy Department will do the same for buildings. Opinion | ‘There Is a Real Opportunity Here That I Think Biden Is Capturing’ 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department recently extended a package of regulatory waivers to help school meal programs safely serve students free meals during the pandemic. Anti-hunger groups call on Biden to reverse some of Trump’s signature initiatives 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z She has signaled interest in leading the Agriculture Department. Biden finds support among Republicans as Trump scrambles to salvage his strategy to contest the election 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Early in her career, she was a writer for the Agriculture Department. Community deaths 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department included letters signed by Trump in the emergency food boxes it sent to food banks across the nation. Trailing in the polls, Trump enlists his administration and co-opts the government to bolster his reelection 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The nest was found after the state Agriculture Department trapped some hornets and used dental floss to attach radio trackers last week to some of them. Scientists remove 98 ‘murder hornets’ in Washington state 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s multibillion-dollar Farmers to Families program runs out at the end of October. Feeding Houston’s hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The nest was found after the state Agriculture Department trapped some hornets this week and used dental floss to attach radio trackers to some of them. Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The nest was found after a worker for the Washington state Agriculture Department caught two of the large hornets in a trap Wednesday. Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in US 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, with two of the biggest, Borden Dairy and Dean Foods, filing high-profile bankruptcies because of a decline in consumption, diminished margins and increased costs. Cows rejoice: Impossible Foods beefs up plant-based milk investment 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department forecast net farm income would rise 4% in 2020 from last year even before the most recent aid announcement. Trump's payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of election 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Trump’s Agriculture Department announces that it will roll back Michelle Obama’s school nutrition standards. Perspective | Trump has shredded norms. Here’s an exhaustive – and still partial – list. Aside from oversight, the lawmakers want the Agriculture Department to clarify policies related to drought relief and to implement the findings that resulted from the fight over the adjusted crop yields. Lawmakers: New Mexico farmers shortchanged on disaster aid 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The nest was found inside the cavity of a tree on private property, the Agriculture Department said. Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in US 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Congress recently agreed to replenish an Agriculture Department fund that Mr. Trump has used to disburse nearly $30 billion to farmers at his discretion with tens of billions of additional dollars. Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z She added that the Agriculture Department doesn’t need the authority to meet farm bill obligations and will get the money in November anyway. House to vote on temporary funding bill to avert shutdown 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department on Friday announced details of a second round of COVID-19 aid for farmers, which will pay up to $14 billion to growers of major crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat. U.S. details up to $14 billion in new aid for farmers 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z A letter from the UK government to Stormont's Agriculture Department instructs it to start work on check-points at NI's sea ports without delay. NI told to start work on checkpoints at sea ports 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, and about one-fifth of cotton production globally. U.S. Restricts Chinese Apparel and Tech Products, Citing Forced Labor 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z In its response to the Office of Special Counsel, the Agriculture Department said that Mr. Perdue did not “encourage attendees to vote for a candidate or party or advocate for a partisan political group.” Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department did not return a request for comment, probably because it has bigger issues to tackle during a pandemic. Nebraska man says ‘boneless wings’ are blasphemy and the time for change is now 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z The first daughter and White House adviser was there that day to distribute food from the Agriculture Department’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Perspective | Ivanka Trump shared a video of her meeting a homeless D.C. woman. That woman says she’s still waiting for her to keep a promise. 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z It was sent to the most senior civil servant in Stormont's Agriculture Department. NI told to start work on checkpoints at sea ports 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z But the latest document shows the state Agriculture Department accounting for the next biggest share of expenditures, mostly for school meals that appear to be part of a federal program. NJ’s virus expenses nearly triple to $573M through July 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z In September, the Agriculture Department quietly shifted some of the funds that were allocated to its Commodity Credit Corporation fund — which legally cannot subsidize tobacco — into a separate account that can bankroll the crop. Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department provided 21 percent of the food, and the food bank purchased 16 percent. Coronavirus could push 250,000 into hunger in D.C. region, report says 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department into the disparity between cattle prices paid to ranchers and the higher prices earned by meat processors offers more details about the factors that have led to the situation. USDA study shows gulf between cattle, processed beef prices 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, after outbreaks of the coronavirus among meatpacking workers slowed production. Frozen U.S. pork supplies fell by 25% after virus hit meat plants, USDA says 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Ten years ago: The Agriculture Department pressured Shirley Sherrod, an administrator in Georgia, to resign after a conservative website posted video it claimed showed her making racist remarks. Today in History 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z The saw in turn misses many birds — the Agriculture Department says that 526,000 chickens were not slaughtered correctly last year — and some are boiled alive. Opinion | The Mistakes That Will Haunt Our Legacy 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s food assistance program, which is aimed at growers facing declines in commodity prices. Coronavirus forces economic reckoning in central Washington’s cherry country 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z After the war, he worked for three decades at the Agriculture Department. At Arlington Cemetery, a Confederate monument to the South and slavery still stands 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z A statement from Auburn University said the college of agriculture is getting the money to help row farms through an Agriculture Department program. Grant to help foster farm conservation practices in Alabama 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Last month, after groups of fishermen outlined their concerns for Mr. Trump at an event in Bangor, Maine, the president directed the Agriculture Department to provide federal assistance to lobster harvesters. For Maine Lobstermen, a Perfect Storm Threatens the Summer Season 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department spokesman said Monday that there is no evidence of the virus being transmitted by food or food packaging. US meat industry puzzled by China’s import ban for 1 plant 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department brought back all political appointees in the Washington area at large on June 1. Volunteers reopening some federal offices closed in pandemic 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The average payment rate per acre to farms in Georgia and Texas, for instance, was more than four to five times higher after the Agriculture Department loosened the formula to calculate losses, he found. Farmers Get Billions in Virus Aid, and Democrats Are Wary 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department to extend the coronavirus emergency feeding provisions that allow school meals for all students at no charge through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Kids could go hungry this summer with school lunch programs in peril 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z A group of 20 families, many employed by the Agriculture Department, banded together in search of more space. In Fairfax, a Greatest Generation neighborhood battles against the teardown tide 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department is spending $3 billion to help get farm products to food banks, and a senator is seeking $8 billion more to buy farm produce for food banks. What you need to know today about the virus outbreak 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department issued its forecast of 306 million bushels for the Kansas wheat crop, with an average yield of 47 bushels per acre. Forecast: Kansas farmers to harvest 284.4M bushels of wheat 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z “Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce,” according to the Agriculture Department. Perspective | Citizen naturalists keep watch over at-risk dragonflies, butterflies, bugs 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s Northeast Climate Hub, the university said in a news release. WV State University offers additional weather data program 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z But it qualifies for the Agriculture Department’s Rural Development Guaranteed Housing Loan Program, which offers a no-money-down mortgage for first-time home buyers. Tucked away and taking care of each other in Charles County 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department has issued waivers giving states more administrative power over the agency’s 15 nutrition assistance programs, which cover children, women and infants, and adults. As Hunger Spreads With Pandemic, Government Takes Timid Steps 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z For example, some dairy groups asked the U.S Agriculture Department to create a voluntary program to reduce milk production. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department’s Wildlife Services kills coyotes and other wildlife that are killing livestock or damaging crops. Lawsuit filed to stop US from killing coyotes in Idaho 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z They are just hornets,” said Washington Agriculture Department entomologist Chris Looney, who is working on the state’s search for these large hornets. Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department grants are expected to be announced this week, but farmers say their losses far exceed what the grants can provide. ‘We Had to Do Something’: Trying to Prevent Massive Food Waste 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Again, a spokeswoman said the Agriculture Department “does not have the legal authority, which is set by Congress” to change that. As Hunger Spreads With Pandemic, Government Takes Timid Steps 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z What the Agriculture Department does for farmers through crop supports, the Fed now does for Wall Street and the rest of the corporate sector. Perspective | Socialism for investors, capitalism for everyone else 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The lawsuit follows a previous lawsuit that resulted in the Agriculture Department saying it would prepare an environmental impact statement for some of its predator damage management actions in Idaho. Lawsuit filed to stop US from killing coyotes in Idaho 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z There is no evidence that the coronavirus can be transmitted through food or its packaging, according to the Agriculture Department. Trump Declares Meat Supply ‘Critical,’ Aiming to Reopen Plants 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department food for an emergency distribution program was approved. Local leaders urge Trump administration to continue federal telework; 139,654 sought jobless benefits last week in region 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department aid program failed to extend assistance to the industry on Friday. As U.S. fuel demand dries up, more ethanol producers turn to hand sanitizer 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The donation is the largest single private donation made as part of Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles’ Kentucky Hunger Initiative launched in 2016, the Kentucky Agriculture Department said in a news release. 3 hunger relief charities to benefit from $500,000 donation 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z He made the announcement along with the Agriculture Department. Feds grant reprieve to migrant farm workers to remain in U.S. during coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said it does not comment on ongoing litigation. Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of School Nutrition Rules 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z At the Agriculture Department, the crisis has allowed officials to move ahead with a program to deliver of food boxes for rural communities. Trump forges ahead with broader agenda even as coronavirus upends the country 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z About half of all crop hands in the United States, more than one million, are undocumented immigrants, according to the Agriculture Department. Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Become ‘Essential’ During Pandemic 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z First, the Agriculture Department needs to reduce cumbersome paperwork requirements for food banks and food pantries. Opinion | The next threat: hunger in America 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department determined the eggs were laid by an Asian gypsy moth, a “voracious pest” that can threaten North American forests. Man charged after fatal Va. shooting 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z In early March, the Agriculture Department extended the public comment period on that rule until April 22, citing the pandemic. Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of School Nutrition Rules 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said in February that it is investing $9 million on high-speed broadband internet projects in 10 rural Tennessee counties. Deadline for rural broadband internet grants extended 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department is weighing whether to challenge the court decision. Conservatives gutted the social safety net. Now, in a crisis, they’re embracing it. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Although the Agriculture Department is not obligated to use its new spending authority, industry analysts fully expect it will, especially with Election Day a little over seven months away. For Farmers, Stimulus Bill Means Subsidies Continue to Flow 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, issued this week, allows school districts to distribute meals “to a parent or guardian to take home to their children,” according to a copy obtained by The Washington Post. After uproar, USDA says parents can pick up school meals without kids present 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z In addition, the Agriculture Department is extending a poster and essay contest through March 30 to allow more students to compete. Agriculture Department offers online education, contest 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Asked about the ruling Wednesday, an Agriculture Department spokesperson said in an email that “USDA disagrees with the court’s reasoning and will appeal its decision.” USDA now undecided on challenging judge’s food stamps ruling 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department said the agency is working with the State Department to ensure minimal disruption in visa applications. Suspension of visa processing for Mexican seasonal workers hits U.S. farms, fisheries 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department will also receive an additional $25.1 billion for food aid programs for poor families from the stimulus bill. For Farmers, Stimulus Bill Means Subsidies Continue to Flow 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, an Agriculture Department spokesperson responded to an Associated Press query with a terse email saying only that “USDA disagrees with the court’s reasoning and will appeal its decision.” USDA fights to purge food stamps recipients despite pandemic 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z They said the theft was part of a scheme to sell the same software to the Agriculture Department’s inspector general. Former Homeland Security watchdog charged with defrauding the government 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Sanders also wants to add $15 billion “to purchase and revitalize abandoned properties” on behalf of historically disadvantaged groups, and $500 million for the Agriculture Department’s Section 515 program for rural housing. How the Democratic Candidates Would Tackle the Housing Crisis 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z In the early 2000s, the island territory’s Agriculture Department found that commercial farms were losing millions of dollars because of macaques and another monkey species. People can’t agree on what to do about Florida’s herpes-infected monkeys 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The low projection from the Agriculture Department economist contrasted with the administration’s description of the Phase 1 trade deal. Trump signals he’s prepared to give farmers more federal aid 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Estimates from the Agriculture Department set the number of people who would be removed from the program at approximately 700,000. USDA fights to purge food stamps recipients despite pandemic 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Elk at fenced hunting ranches are managed similarly to livestock by the Agriculture Department. Regulatory fees could drop for Idaho elk hunting ranches 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z But even some of Trump’s staunchest allies criticized his sharp cuts for domestic agencies, such as the Agriculture Department, which he is targeting for an 8 percent overall reduction. Trump offers $4.8 trillion budget plan that seeks big cuts to domestic programs 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z In response to a question about whether the Agriculture Department is acting on requests from lawmakers including Ms. DeLauro, an official provided a statement attributed to Mr. Perdue. Farm Bailout Paid to Brazilian Meat Processor Angers Lawmakers 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z It’s curious that a Republican governor is suddenly intent on taking over an oft-orphaned office that was bounced around to three different agencies before landing in the Agriculture Department in 2011. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z In 2018, after the Agriculture Department eliminated its lockups, its website became inaccessible on two occasions when it released market-moving grain reports, the news agencies said in their letter. News groups protest govt. limits on use of economic data 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The group was told the Agriculture Department wouldn’t draw from other accounts to pay to regulate the domestic elk hunting program. Regulatory fees could drop for Idaho elk hunting ranches 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z She spent 50 of her 72 years cleaning buildings, the last two decades as an Agriculture Department contractor. Perspective | Federal workers got back pay after the shutdown. But these low-wage contractors did not. 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department calls it “one of the world’s most destructive pests,” feasting on grain and seeds. Pest, drugs, guns discovered at Michigan-Canada crossings 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z But now, House Republicans are saying that Fried ignored them - and that if she doesn’t come up with a plan to replace the stickers, they will withhold $19.7 million in programs for the Agriculture Department. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The Nebraska Agriculture Department would sample or require USDA-approved contractors to test plants within 15 days of the anticipated harvest date to ensure the THC level isn’t too high. Feds approve Nebraska plan for growing hemp 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z At a recent political event in Atlanta hosted by the state’s Agriculture Department, the Wild Hog Supper, Ms. Loeffler made the rounds and was one of the last people to leave. For Senator Kelly Loeffler, Impeachment Is an Early Proving Ground 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department will start accepting public comments later this month. SCOTUS on state funding of religious schools and teens on Tinder: What Education Lab is reading 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z That’s because the ambitious federal researcher who created it in Washington quit rather than move when the Agriculture Department relocated his agency to an office park here last fall. Science ranks are growing thin in Trump administration 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The timing of the new Agriculture Department announcement was just a coincidence, administration officials claimed. Opinion | Trump took aim at kids’ nutrition. He picked the wrong food fight. 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said the changes reflected requests made over the past two years by those at schools who serve meals to children and teenagers. Trump Targets Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Guidelines on Her Birthday 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department “fails to adequately explain the dramatic policy change or explain the basis for disregarding the evidence-based reasons for its prior policies,” the lawsuit maintains. Democratic Attorneys General Sue to Block Trump Food Stamp Cuts 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department finalized the new rule in December, eliminating states’ discretion to waive work requirements in distressed economic areas — a change that would slash nearly $5.5 billion from food stamp spending over five years. 14 states, D.C. and New York City sue to stop Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed people 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The move to Kansas City has also meant dozens of reports and millions in research funding have been delayed or scuttled as the Agriculture Department scrambled to keep up with departures. Science ranks are growing thin in Trump administration 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The second annual Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit is scheduled for Feb. 26 at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton Student Center, according to a statement from the Agriculture Department. University of Kentucky to host summit on food systems 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z This rule is one of two that the Agriculture Department plans to propose next week. Trump Targets Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Guidelines on Her Birthday 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The about-face began at the Agriculture Department in 2018, after Secretary Sonny Perdue was angry to discover that an employee he needed to meet with was working from home, according to three administration officials. As remote work rises at U.S. companies, Trump is calling federal employees back to the office 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Yet the Agriculture Department now estimates 2019 was farmers’ most profitable in five years. Analysis | With Trump’s farm bailout came surprising profits, but little help for the neediest 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Jim Henson did not follow in the footsteps of his father, who was an Agriculture Department agronomist. Perspective | In 1950s Washington, Jim Henson’s Muppets sold coffee — violently 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Those include an accelerating crackdown on union activity, a rollback of telework at many agencies and the relocation of hundreds of employees in the Agriculture Department out of Washington to the Midwest. A government shutdown and the biggest raise in a decade: How Trump gave federal workers whiplash in 2019 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z The department said the recall was initiated after tests from routine samplings by the state Agriculture Department found listeria monocytogenes. Kansas officials: Clay Center pork plant to issue recall 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, if farmers could use precision agriculture technologies, agricultural output would increase by 16 percent nationwide. Opinion | No matter where you live, rural broadband is a big issue in Virginia 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department, notes that Chinese soybean imports are down 10 percent from 2017 levels — and soybeans account for nearly two-thirds of U.S. farm exports to China. Opinion | Trump’s smoke-and-mirrors trade deal with China 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The hunt is supposedly conducted by “biologists who are ‘highly trained firearms experts’ from the Agriculture Department,” according to the Nov. 21 Metro article “Expert shooters to cull deer in Rock Creek Park.” Opinion | Government-sponsored gun violence in Rock Creek Park 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z In November, Midas Gold met with Jim Hubbard, the Agriculture Department’s under secretary for natural resources and environment. Documents: Mining company writing own environmental report 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department in 2015 stopped referring to some small raisins as “midgets” after a request from the Little People of America. A high school in North Dakota calls its teams the ‘Midgets.’ Activists want that changed. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Members can use the West Virginia Grown logo and are included in Agriculture Department marketing and business reference activities. W Virginia food producers can join state directory program 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Top of the to-do list: helping the Ohio Agriculture Department promote best practices among farmers to reduce the agricultural runoff that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The state found out about the field when the farmer amended his paperwork, South Carolina Agriculture Department spokeswoman Eva Moore said. Judge: South Carolina hemp farmer’s crop must be protected 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z For every additional dollar spent on food stamps, overall economic activity rises by as much as $1.50, according to research from the Agriculture Department. Opinion | Republicans are all about boosting economic growth — except when it comes to food stamps 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, the Agriculture Department announced a toughening of work requirements that 18-to-49-year-old childless adults must meet to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. Opinion | Certain tweaks could boost the workforce. Cutting food stamps is not one of them. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The EPA allows trained use of the devices through the Agriculture Department’s wildlife-trapping program and state agencies in South Dakota, Montana, Texas, Wyoming and New Mexico. EPA rejects ban on poison bombs against cattle predators 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The rule is the first of three Agriculture Department efforts to scale back the food stamp program, and so far, Trump administration officials appear unmoved by the protests flooding in. Hundreds of Thousands Are Losing Access to Food Stamps 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department rule change on its own did not help. Hemp Industry Is Cleared to Do Business With Banks 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department are terrified it will reach North American soil. Ham’s best friend: Beagle brigade is last line of defense against African swine fever in U.S. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said on Friday it will begin a second round of trade payments this week. Trump hails 'cash' to U.S. farmers before Thanksgiving 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The Hardwood Federation recently submitted a proposal to the Agriculture Department, seeking financial aid to offset annual industry losses estimated at $651 million. Trump’s trade war general faces moment of truth 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s rural development division is working with the state and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to host meetings this week in Truth or Consequences and Albuquerque. Broadband workshops planned for New Mexico 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department defends the program, saying payments are based on trade damage, not region or farm size. Top Democrat assails Trump’s $16B trade bailout for farmers 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said JBS underpaid family farmers and ranchers last year at three slaughterhouses in Colorado, Nebraska and Texas by claiming the cattle weighed less than they did. This foreign meat company got U.S. tax money. Now it wants to conquer America. 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department sent a memorandum instructing states not to block the transportation of hemp that contains 0.3% or less THC. Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Agriculture Department says several agencies will work together on an initiative that will include aerial operations and bait trapping to euthanize feral hogs. Officials to eradicate feral hogs at Land Between the Lakes 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z For example, the Agriculture Department's special nutrition program for women, infants, and children, known as WIC, is explicitly excluded from the list of "benefits designated for consideration in public charge inadmissibility determinations." MACA: President Trump is making America crueler again 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z And certainly the Agriculture Department, which called the violation willful, should have fined him. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Pine spent $32 million to buy a new system from Huawei, borrowing about half the money from the Rural Utilities Service, or RUS, an arm of the Agriculture Department that helps finance infrastructure projects. Huawei helped bring Internet to small-town America. Now its equipment has to go. 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department, used her lunch hour to join the protest, saying the United States was not doing enough to rescue the planet. Jane Fonda is arrested leading environmental protest at the Capitol 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department last year lifted the regulatory prohibition on cultivation by farmers of the modified cotton plant ahead of the FDA decision on human consumption. U.S. regulators allow genetically modified cotton as human food source 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department says it will correct a health and sanitary problem at the existing treatment plant, due to its deteriorating condition. Wastewater treatment plant on Eastern Shore gets $5.8M grant 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Hutto said his client changed the location of where one hemp field was supposed to be planted because of weather conditions and notified the Agriculture Department. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z As a member of the Agriculture Department team that compiles the U.S. As Temperatures Rise, “Flash Drought” Takes Hold Across South 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department’s Farmers Home Administration, died Aug. 21 at a retirement community in Chestertown, Md. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a second cousin, Tom Homan. Community deaths 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Multiple farmers said the Agriculture Department payments that the president bills as full compensation for lost Chinese sales, while better than nothing, still leave them in the red. Farm-state fury creates pressure for Trump as trade, energy pain collide 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Maybe the Agriculture Department doesn’t like this law. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department officials probably should have gone easier on a permitted hemp farmer near Harleyville before unleashing law enforcement on him, resulting in 10 acres of his crop being destroyed. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The state budget director, however, granted a waiver last month for the Agriculture Department going forward. Audit questions ag department hotel expenses during NC fair 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Agriculture Department officials reported two confirmed West Nile cases among horses in the state. Health officials report Ohio’s 1st West Nile death of 2019 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department pushed through changes to the nutritional standards of school meals over the objections of more than 85,000 public commenters. Agriculture Department Flooded With Appeals to Stop Food Stamp Purge 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Many did quit the Agriculture Department after it announced plans to move two agencies to the Kansas City, Mo., area. Some Democrats are not happy about BLM moving its headquarters to Colorado - The Washington Post 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The Trump administration has attempted similar relocations — read: job cuts — at the Agriculture Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Personnel Management and elsewhere. Opinion | This is how the Trump administration quietly incapacitates the government 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In an attempt to pacify farmers, the Agriculture Department created an expansive new program without precedent. As billions flow to farmers, Trump administration faces internal concerns over unprecedented bailout 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The state Agriculture Department recently found the emerald ash borer in Saunders County. Emerald ash borer found in Nebraska’s Saunders County 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Tomatoes grown in greenhouses accounted for 32 percent of the domestic supply in 2017, the latest year for accurate figures, according to a report published in March by the Agriculture Department. A Greenhouse Large Enough to Feed the Eastern Seaboard 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department to approve disaster financial relief to include aquaculture in the Supplemental Appropriations of Disaster Relief Act of 2019. Florida’s Atlantic Coast is preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Agriculture Department pulled its staffers out of the ProFarmer Crop Tour, an annual assessment of Midwest crop yields, in response to an unspecified threat. Farmers’ loyalty to Trump tested over new corn-ethanol rules 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z They pushed the Agriculture Department to provide more legal reasoning for the effort, the officials said. As billions flow to farmers, Trump administration faces internal concerns over unprecedented bailout 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z This horrible situation began early in this administration when the Agriculture Department cut off the availability of those in the animal rights community to monitor circuses, zoos and research facilities. Opinion | A troubling federal failure to protect animals 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Last week, Agriculture Department staff members in Nebraska left the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour after receiving a threat from an angry farmer. Farmers’ Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z White House and Agriculture Department officials referred questions this week to the Forest Service, which declined to comment. Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z This is an administration that regularly derides experts and ignores environmental facts — see, for example, its avowed effort to cut experts from the Agriculture Department by relocating their jobs away from Washington. Another threat to endangered species: The Trump administration - The Washington Post 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z “It was obvious they were stretching their legal authority,” said one Agriculture Department official of the administration. As billions flow to farmers, Trump administration faces internal concerns over unprecedented bailout 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z There are now 6 million of them in at least 39 states, and they are “rapidly expanding,” according to the Agriculture Department. Think 30-50 feral hogs is a joke? Millions more are rampaging across the U.S. 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z A report from the Agriculture Department this month found that Canadian wheat exports to China have “rocketed” this year, while exports from the United States have plunged. Farmers’ Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z And, as advocates hoped, a recent Agriculture Department study finds that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are about 39 percent lower than those from gasoline. Perspective | Five myths about corn 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z An evaluation by the Agriculture Department in 2014, however, concluded that the five pilot plants were performing as well as other swine plants. How Many Hogs Can Be Slaughtered Per Hour? Pork Industry Wants More 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The latest, most egregious example involves the Economic Research Service, an independent statistical agency at the Agriculture Department. Opinion | For Trump and his cronies, draining the swamp means ousting experts 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The state Agriculture Department and Penn State Extension are good sources of information on techniques, sprays and other methods of defense. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z And the Agriculture Department’s inspector general said in a report released this month that moving the research units without congressional approval might be illegal. Farmers’ Frustration With Trump Grows as U.S. Escalates China Fight 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Emails and text messages obtained by The Associated Press show that Confederate Railroad’s Aug. 27 appearance was canceled by the Agriculture Department just a day after the fair’s lineup was announced June 17. Emails: Pritzker’s office not aware band booked for 2 months 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z On Aug. 13, state records noted that the investigative team — including the C.D.C. and the federal Agriculture Department — was in touch with officials in Montana to discuss gaining access to the farms. Tainted Pork, Ill Consumers and an Investigation Thwarted 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said in a statement that the program is designed to provide a level of support that’s proportionate to a farm’s size and success. Trump’s $16 billion farm bailout will make rich farmers richer, report says 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The state Agriculture Department plans to impose the quarantine on Oct. Emerald ash borer discovered in Worthington in SW Minnesota 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department wants to make it more difficult for poor children to get enough food. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Without question, federal officials have an obligation to do all they reasonably can to prevent fraud, and the past decade, the Agriculture Department has become more effective at identifying and halting such activity. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “We have people in the slaughterhouses every day, all day long,” said Paul Kieker, the acting food safety administrator at the Agriculture Department. Tainted Pork, Ill Consumers and an Investigation Thwarted 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department said the rule would close “a loophole” that enables people receiving only minimal benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to be eligible automatically for food stamps. USDA rule could cut food stamp benefits for 3.1 million 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department says the rule would close “a loophole” that enables people receiving only minimal benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to be eligible automatically for food stamps. USDA rule could affect 3.1M food stamp recipients 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z That action, welcomed by the pesticide industry and Agriculture Department officials who had questioned the EPA’s findings, led to the latest court fight. EPA will not ban use of controversial pesticide linked to children’s health problems 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Two research agencies at the Agriculture Department will uproot from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City in the fall. Many USDA workers to quit as research agencies move to Kansas City: ‘The brain drain we all feared’ 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Dr. Parthapratim Basu, a former chief veterinarian of the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, said the pork industry regularly thwarted access to information on antibiotic use. Tainted Pork, Ill Consumers and an Investigation Thwarted 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z While administration officials defend the Agriculture Department and BLM moves as an effort to spread the federal workforce around, 85 percent of the 2.1 million federal employees already live outside the Washington area. Interior to move most of Bureau of Land Management’s D.C. staff out west as part of larger reorganization push 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Clay’s senior center offers vouchers for produce through the state Agriculture Department. Clay County’s only major grocery store closes 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue last month finalized plans to move about 550 jobs at two scientific agencies in the Agriculture Department from Southwest Washington to the greater Kansas City region. Democrats running out of options to stop Trump from moving two USDA offices 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z |
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