Displaying items 85-96 of 2771
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-231
•
Next >
-
Don't miss your chance to provide the facts straight from the farm
WASHINGTON - With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging farmers and ranchers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of...Tags: Population and Census, Demographics, Agriculture
-
Keep COOL in farm bill
Green grass is blooming across our state and welcomed moisture will give many an optimistic outlook. That same attitude should be applied to the crafting of a farm bill. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., continue to work on the final details for a five-...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress
-
S.D. tribal business to get $300K matching grant
LOWER BRULE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota tribe will receive $300,000 in federal money to promote the sales of its popcorn as part of an attempt to boost the reservation's economy. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Argus Leader that the money...Tags: Popcorn, Washington, DC
-
Rising consumer demand aids organic industry sway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional...Tags: Consumers, Austin Scott, Food Industry, Arts and Culture, Genetic Engineering
-
Wetlands Reserve Program application deadline extended to May 31
Huron (NRCS) - A deadline for accepting applications has been extended for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) enrollment for Fiscal Year 2013 funding. Applications are accepted year round for the program; however, the cutoff for consideration for 2013...Tags: Wetlands, Environmental Issues, Conservation
-
Scouting to get the most out of every acre
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- For the cleanest fields and highest profits, it's time to refocus on weed control. A recent BASF poll showed nearly 80 percent of growers are changing their weed management programs to head off herbicide-resistant weeds - and... -
USDA census info session today
The United States Department of Agriculture hosts an info session "Census of Agriculture Final Push-Make Sure You Are Counted!" 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. today at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus. The Census of Agriculture is conducted...Tags: Local Government, Agriculture
-
Happening Today: Information Session with Vic Tolomeo in Calexico
San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus will have an Information Session with Vic Tolomeo Director, USDA-NASS/California Field Office “Census of Agriculture Final Push — Make Sure You Are Counted!” from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.... -
The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Health Insurance Cost, Personal Income, Nutrition, Congressional Budget Office
-
USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle
MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...Tags: Cornell University, Weather, Tom Vilsack, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Global Change
-
Growers catch up on corn planting
ST. LOUIS -- U.S. farmers who could only watch helplessly this spring as storm after storm left their fields a muddy mess took to their tractors en masse last week and planted a record amount of corn acreage, even in areas where conditions are still far... -
Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Consumers, Patrick J. Toomey, National Government, Government, Environmental Issues
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 24, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 24, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 22, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 21, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for U.S. Department of Agriculture topic gallery.
