U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Arkansas farmers detail crop losses from flooding

AP News 3 days ago

Arkansas farmers detail crop losses from flooding as congressional panel meets in Little Rock Arkansas farmers say that a record amount of rainfall and flooding this year has put a strain on their crops and their infrastructure. Farmers and farming advocacy groups ...

South Dakota red meat production falls in October

AP News 6 days ago

US Agriculture Department: South Dakota's red meat production decreases in October The U.S. Agriculture Department says commercial red meat production for South Dakota totaled 77.6 million pounds during October, down 22 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent from September's ...

Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?

AP News 7 days ago

Researchers ask whether caged egg-laying chickens are miserable stuffed into tiny cages Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and ...

Two Companies Pull Meat, Poultry Products Over Health Concerns

consumeraffairs.com 7 days ago

One company may have sold E.Coli-contaminated meat Two companies have pulled more than 4,000 pounds of meat and poultry products off the market because of possible heath concerns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today. Fairbury Steaks, Inc. of Nebraska recalled ...

Michelle Obama

AP News 8 days ago

First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, reacts as a student shows her lettuce he picked at the school's organic garden, during a visit to the Hollin Meadows Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, to highlight ...

Neb. company says it's recovered recalled beef

AP News 8 days ago

Owner of Nebraska company says it's recovered all 90 pounds of ground beef in E. coli recall A Nebraska company says it has recovered the 90 pounds of ground beef listed in a federal recall report because of possible E. coli contamination. ...

USDA Reports Huge Jump In Hungry Americans

consumeraffairs.com 8 days ago

Hunger levels at highest point since 1995, agency says More U.S. households are "food insecure," the U. S. Agriculture Department says, a result of a bad economy and high unemployment. USDA's Economic Research Service's annual report on Household Food Security in the ...

USDA backs rewarding schools serving healthy food

Reuters US Online Report Health News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Schools that serve more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to pupils should see higher federal support rates than those serving less-healthier meals loaded with high fats and sugar, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Tuesday. Child nutrition programs, which ...

USDA says Nebraska corn harvest nearly half done

AP News 9 days ago

USDA says Nebraska corn harvest nearly half done and 3 weeks behind; soybeans almost all in Another relatively warm and dry week in Nebraska let farmers make up some harvest time. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that as of Sunday, the ...

Farmers make progress in delayed harvest

AP News 9 days ago

USDA: Progress made in harvest of cotton, other crops in Louisiana, Mississippi Farmers took advantage of the drier weather to make headway on their rain-delayed fall harvest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says cotton farmers in Louisiana and Mississippi had completed at ...

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