U.S. Department of Agriculture

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.  

A familiar rural scene in America in the 1980s -- often in the Midwest -- was another family farm being sold because of financial troubles. A number of factors went into the farm crisis during those years, but heavy debt was one of the most significant causes. At one point in the early 1980s, U...  

Texas Department of Agriculture makes two Panhandle cities among top retirement places in the state.  

Wholesalers and retailers of pork products have agreed with officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to peg the prices of choice cuts like pigue, kasim and liempo at a range of P140 to P150 per kilogram.  

(RTTNews) - On Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy revealed the National Biofuels Action Plan, an interagency plan detailing efforts to accelerate the development of a sustainable biofuels industry.  

Three times as many gypsy moths were trapped in Minnesota this year as in any previous year, state Department of Agriculture officials said today.  

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urgently requesting help from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer in funding for 2009 the soybean rust early warning and management system that has helped soybean farmers manage and protect their crops.  

The Department of Agriculture and major players in the hog industry have reached an agreement to bring down the price of pork.  

12 States where people have been sickened with salmonella poisoning from chicken. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners. 32 People who have become sick from salmonella poisoning. USDA said many apparently didn't follow the...  

Montana farm and ranch groups say efforts to put USA labels on American meat are being scuttled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, less than two weeks before American branding arrives in supermarkets.  

CLARK FREEPORT -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap recently launched “Galing ng Magsasaka sa Agrikultura” or GMA project in this Freeport zone the other day, which was aimed to strengthen farmer-based cooperatives.  

$245,304 Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant to expand interactive distance learning educational opportunities for residents of Gulf and Franklin counties.  

WITH the coming of the Christmas season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is expecting a higher demand for pork, beef and poultry products.  

The Philippine Maize Federation (Philmaize) is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to lead the call for fertilizer suppliers to lower the prices of oil-based fertilizers to reflect the downward trend in international crude prices.  

President Bush on Wednesday said, "Obviously, this is a situation where there's been progress, and there are difficulties. There's been progress when you consider the fact that millions of young girls go to school that didn't have a chance to go to school before in Afghanistan. That's incredible...