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U.S. farmers and ranchers who have already been approved can participate in a government program allowing haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve land, a federal judge in Seattle said on Thursday.  

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, July 22, 2008 – U.S. Grains Council members heard at the 48th Annual Board of Delegates’ Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska the approximate financial value of the Council to U.S. farmers.  

U.S. farmers could support a bigger subsidy cut than proposed by U.S. negotiators this week in world trade talks if countries like China and India improved offers to open their markets, a U.S. farm industry leader said.  

ST. LOUIS, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated MON 89034, a new insect protection technology from Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON). Commercially, this new above ground insect control technology will be stacked with our leading below...  

Sacramento, CA— Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) will pay the United States $102 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the government to recover damages connected with the 2000 Storrie forest fire in the Plumas and Lassen National Forests in Northern California, U.S. Associate Attorney...  

The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is currently accepting applications for the Cellulosic Ethanol Feasibility Grant Program. This grant is for a feasibility study that involves developing and evaluating the use of woody biomass as an input for the...  

Canada has reported 13 cases of mad cow Despite persistent fears of mad cow disease in Canadian beef, the Department of Agriculture has failed to properly track hundreds of Canadian cattle coming into the U.S., the USDA inspector general has concluded. The Tribune's Stephen Hedges reports.  

HARRISBURG - In an unusually swift move, the state Department of Agriculture yesterday revoked the license of a Chester County kennel owner following a raid last week that resulted in multiple counts of cruelty and the seizure of 23 dogs.  

The Texas Department of Agriculture tested hundred of pumps around the state recently and found one company's stations has hundreds of violations. The probe, called Operation Spotlight, targeted station owned by Petroleum Wholesale LP. The company's station go under the name Sun Mart in Texas and...  

U.S. Associate Attorney General Kevin OConnor, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Rey, and U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott will hold a press conference at the Sacramento U.S. Attorneys Office on TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. PDT to announce the largest recovery in Forest...  

has issued certificates of protection to developers of 25 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean, bluegrass, clover, fescue, lettuce, oat, pea, peanut, potato and wheat.  

An "agro-terrorism attack" is a deliberate attack on commercial crops and livestock populations with viruses and fungi, and by targeting U.S. agriculture, terrorists could have the potential of attacking our economy, food supply, and local structure - simultaneously.  So, the Oklahoma Extension...  

A Texas conspiracy case involving pest-infested vegetables from Mexico threatens to further damage U.S. agriculture, industry officials say.The case involves three inspectors for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who are accused of allowing truckloads of infested vegetables and flowers to enter...  

(NYSE: MON). Commercially, this new above ground insect control technology will be stacked with our leading below ground and Roundup Ready technologies to be sold as YieldGard VT Triple PRO™.  

BUXTON (NEWS CENTER) -- More than 100 farms opened their doors to the public for the 19th annual Open Farm Day in Maine Sunday. The Maine Department of Agriculture started the day to give local farms the opportunity to show everyone what they do.