U.S. Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on Wednesday announced the resignation, effective Dec. 1 of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr.  

November 24, 2008 -- Broadspot World Wide Wireless (PINKSHEETS: BWWD)has executed a definitive agreement to acquire forty ("40") carrier-grademicrowave towers originally...  

The Texas Department of Agriculture is now accepting new member applications for the Texas Wine Industry Advisory Committee for 2009.  

MINNEAPOLIS — A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head. The Department of Agriculture has issued draft rules for organic milk that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass.  

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has made available its directory of Christmas tree growers in an effort to encourage Nebraskans to buy local. Department Director Greg Ibach says Nebraska-grown tree purchases support the local economy.  

The Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission, Oklahoma Conservation Commission and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in partnership with the Arkansas Timber Producers Association will host a Forestry Best Management Practices Workshop on Thursday.  

The United States Department of Agriculture released its Nov. 1 Cattle on Feed report on Nov. 21. The pre-report estimates were expecting to see placements down nine per cent and actual placements are down 11 per cent at 2.44 million head.  

WICHITA | The Kansas Department of Agriculture is studying a proposal to limit labels advertising milk and other dairy products as coming from cows that have not been injected with artificial growth hormones.  

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced last week that qualifying nonprofit organizations may now submit funding applications for the Household Water Well System Grant Program.  

Tennessee Daily Composite Market Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Tennessee Department of Agriculture Market News. Reported auctions Wednesday at Athens and Cookeville.  

State, jockey club remove restrictions as horses test negative The equine herpesvirus scare at Laurel Park appears to be over. The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that "all 25 horses in Laurel Park's Barn1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine...  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that in 2008 revenue generated by crops and livestock in Nebraska will be roughly equal this year for the first time.  

Texas company John Soules Foods Inc recalled about 8,500 pounds of cooked chicken strips marketed as "gluten-free" because they may contain wheat, which could cause an allergic reaction, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest farm income forecast suggests Nebraska's agricultural businesses will do well in 2008, but the state's farmers are likely to do much better than the ranchers and feedlot operators.  

When it comes to cleaning up the environment, "hybrid" doesn't refer just to cars. The South Florida Water Management District and the state Department of Agriculture are developing what's called "hybrid wetland treatment technology," a system using both chemicals and wetland plants, to reduce...