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.  

AROUND IOWA Former Iowa farmer Tom Dorr is stepping down Dec. 1 as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's undersecretary for rural development.  

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.  

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat rose on speculation that U.S. farmers, the world's largest exporters of the grain, will be unable to plant as much of the winter crop as expected because of delays in harvesting corn and soybeans.  

Nearly 1 million pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen chicken meals have been recalled, the Department of Agriculture announced today.  

MODERATOR, SEC. TOM DORR: Good morning. My name is Tom Dorr. I'm the under secretary for Rural Development here at the Department of Agriculture. I'm delighted that you could all join us.  

While the U.S. harvest season is tracking slightly behind the national historic average, preliminary yield results reveal that corn seed products offered by Monsanto's DEKALB and American Seeds Inc. brands are delivering opportunities for greater productivity and profitability to farmers than...  

A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head.  

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Soybeans and corn extended gains on speculation that U.S. farmers, the world's biggest growers and exporters, are withholding newly harvested supplies after prices tumbled to more than one-year lows.  

The Maryland Department of Agriculture reported Nov. 14 that blood and nasal swab samples from a 2-year old Parker's Storm Cat filly named Nin, from trainer King Leatherbury's stable in Laurel Park's barn 1, are confirmed positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus by the University of Kentucky...  

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced $3.5 billion in credit guarantees for the 2009 fiscal year. Specifically, the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) administers export credit guarantees for commercial financing of U.S. agricultural exports. The...  

November 10, 2008 -- Project Showcases Unisys Expertise in Public Sector Data Center Migrations BLUE BELL, Pa. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food...  

HELENA, Mont. (AP)--U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey says Missoula County's recent appeal over federal handling of a Freedom of Information Act request is "superfluous and uninformed."  

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--An Iowa-native who has served as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Rural Development says he plans to resign effective Dec. 1.  

National publications such as CQ Today have said former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is a front-runner for the job of U.S. agriculture secretary.