Federal study finds that a record number of Americans struggled to get food Nearly one in six Americans struggled with getting enough to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Schools that serve more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to pupils should see higher federal support rates than those serving ...
Schools improve overall in direct certification for school lunches, but some states lag Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department ...
Conservation groups run ad appealing to US agriculture secretary to stop Tongass timber sales Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest. The groups ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants more flexibility in how it allocates food aid dollars to complement its new strategy to help small farmers in poor countries boost their food production, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday. Vilsack ...
In Iowa stops, Vilsack touts local food production, state enforcement of finance regulations Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack returned to Iowa on Tuesday to promote locally grown food and urge that states be given a key role in tighter regulation of the financial ...
U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Bill Gamble shows off tunnels bored by mountain pine beetles Sept. 8, 2009 on the shores of Diamond Lake, Ore. A growing beetle infestation around the lake has raised fears of wildfire, prompting plans to thin around ...
Timber sale on Oregon national forest tests Obama pledge to protect roadless areas When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire. ...
Roger Beachy, director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, listens to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speak at the National Press Club, Thursday in Washington, Oct. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari) Copyright 2009 AP News
Senate sends agriculture spending bill boosting dairy and food aid to Obama for signature Dairy farmers suffering from low milk prices would benefit from $350 million in emergency funding approved by the Senate on Thursday as it cleared a $121 billion agriculture ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 08: Roger Beachy, Driector National Institue of Food and Agriculture, participates in a news conference with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, at the National Press Club on October 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce ...
Agriculture secretary: Struggling US dairy industry must be restructured to stabilize prices The struggling U.S. dairy industry must be restructured to avoid cycles of boom and bust, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday, less than a week after Congress announced a $350 ...
