The chairman of the U.S. House's government oversight committee Tuesday directed U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to explain how they will prevent food-stamp merchants banned for fraud from staying in the program.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization today applauded President Obamas directive to expand and strengthen the USDA BioPreferred program.

RONAN The U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) invites minority farmers and ranchers in Lake County, the Flathead Reservation and across the nation to voluntarily join the USDA Minority Farm Register to receive information and opportunities from USDA agencies.

click image to zoom USDA released its Agricultural Projections to 2021, commonly known as the Baseline, on Monday. The document is released by by USDAs Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee which is comprised of people from all of the major ag agencies.

Save Our Citrus Encourages Social Media Users to Get Connected and Help Save Our CitrusSacramento, California (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 The Save Our Citrus program is intended to inform the public about citrus diseases that can damage citrus agriculture, such as citrus greening, citrus canker, citrus black spot and sweet orange scab. The USDA is encouraging people to get connected on Facebook ...

SUSSEX/PRINCE GEORGE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture 's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) invites minority farmers and ranchers in Sussex and Prince George County and across the nation to voluntarily join the USDA Minority Farm Register to receive inf

A U.S. government report on Monday showed farmers in the United States will plant the largest area with corn this spring since World War Two, which could double the razor-thin stocks of this year and help defray costs to consumers and food companies.

The state Department of Agriculture reported the following closing prices Monday at the Tulsa Stockyards:

OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - Two new reports point to another prosperous year for farmers in 2011 and a positive outlook for 2012. The positive economic news is contained in reports released today by Agriculture ...

OTTAWA - Almost all Canadian farmers, from wheat growers to cattle ranchers to potato producers, can look forward to good times for up to the next 10 years, according to new government projections.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the local government units (LGUs) earmarked P300 million for about 100-kilometer farm-to-market roads (FMRs) projects in Eastern Visayas. Antonio Gerundio, DA regional executive director, said this years funding for FMRs is higher than the P200 million outlaid for rural infrastructure in 2011. /taxonomy/term/0 read more

On March 8, 2012, the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host three major events in the nation's capital: a coffee event in the morning, the Mix-and-Mingle Luncheon and the National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner. This year'ss theme is "American Agriculture: Abundant. Affordable. AMAZING."

Agriculture breakfast Feb. 29MORRIS The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District will host an Agriculture Breakfast from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Feb. 29 at R-Place Restaurant Meeting Room. Everyone who is involved in agriculture personally or professionally is invited to a casual breakfast where individuals from different agriculture organizations, businesses and companies can mingle and ...

AROUND P25-million worth of farm machineries, equipment and post-harvest facilities have been distributed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) last month. DA OIC-regional executive director Marilyn Sta. Catalina said the inputs they have been...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been much in the news and not in a good way. Under siege is more like it.

As part of a nationwide investigation, the ABC15 Investigators helped to uncover retailers accused of cheating the food stamp system, including several businesses in the Valley.

The USDA's inaugural U.S.-China High-Level Agricultural Symposium is just about ready to begin at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, the splendidly renovated city library on the riverbank in downtown Des Moines.

An undercover investigation by the 10News I-Team and Scripps Howard News Service has revealed a large number of retailers possibly taking advantage of the federal government and federal investigators stumbling to figure out what happened.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --What is behind the huge trend of vegetable gardens and backyard chickens?Surprisingly, it is not the higher costs of groceries. A recent survey showed the biggest ...

The federal food stamp program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture , is perhaps the nation's most important nutrition program.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. A bill is moving through the Missouri legislature to try and keep visitors safe from animals...

AROUND P25-million worth of farm machineries, equipment and post-harvest facilities have been distributed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) last month. DA OIC-regional executive director Marilyn Sta. Catalina said the inputs they have been...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the local government units (LGUs) earmarked P300 million for about 100-kilometer farm-to-market roads (FMRs) projects in Eastern Visayas. Antonio Gerundio, DA regional executive director, said this years funding for FMRs is higher than the P200 million outlaid for rural infrastructure in 2011. /taxonomy/term/0 read more

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to export more high-value crops from Eastern Visayas to bigger cities in the country and abroad through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme. /taxonomy/term/0 read more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a new conservation initiative to protect up to 750,000 acres of the nation's most highly erodible croplands.

THE Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is urging corn farmers to plant early and take advantage of the mild La Nia for the first six months of 2012 as the weather condition is most favorable to corn production. In 2011, the region posted a total yield of 310,328 metric tons (MT) of yellow and white corn in a total of 122,240 hectares. /taxonomy/term/0 read more

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding coffee farms by 500 hectares in the Davao Region in the next five years to boost coffee production. Melanie Provido, DA regional high-value commercial crops coordinator, said government will have to go into expansion because of the high demand for coffee in the Philippines. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. Provido said ...

A February 19, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture: Hideki Kanamaru of the Climate, Energy, and Tenure Division (NRC) of FAO said transforming agricultural systems means intensifying production systems to achieve productivity that will support national food security and development goals. Continue reading

Aloe Cadabra, a premium personal lubricant made with 95% organic aloe vera, becomes the first certified to new organic standards, so you can trust that it is truly chemical-free, pure and As Natural As Nature.Ventura, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Seven Oaks Farm, makers of Aloe Cadabra, is pleased to announce that in December, it became the first and only personal lubricant certified to the new ...

The world of certified organic products just got a lot bigger. In a ceremony being described as historic in food industry circles, the United States and the European Union signed an agreement that essentially equates EU organic certification with that of the U.S. Refresh read more

Organic cotton fabric leaders Harmony Art and Organic Cotton Plus have become certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). In doing so, they are leading the way towards higher standards for the overall textile supply chain and giving users peace of mind that toxic inputs arent in their fabrics. ...

Pacific Natural Foods has added a selection of organic bisques to its growing line of hearty, ready-to-eat soups. Made with pure and simple organic ingredients, the thick, rich bis

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures. USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico will receive business development assistance through the Value-Added ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marley Coffee (OTCBB: JAMN.OB - News), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet coffee, today announced the launch of its "Taste of Marley ...

Once upon a time, anyone could declare their food product as organic. Some products were very organic and some weren't. As organic food became more popular, consumers wanted to be sure the food products they purchased were really, truly organic.

On Wednesday afternoon, first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled new USDA nutrition rules for public schools, calling for more fruits and vegetables and less fat and sodium in the publicly funded meals programs. The new guidelines raised the nutritional standards for the first time in 15 years. Read full article >>

For the first time in 15 years, the USDA has issued new guidelines governing the content of meals served through the National School Lunch Program and other federally funded school meals programs, which together serve some 32 million children a day. Read full article >>

The chairman of the U.S. House's government oversight committee Tuesday directed U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to explain how they will prevent food-stamp merchants banned for fraud from staying in the program.

The government will soon decide if Central Kentucky 'makes the grade' when it comes to healthy school meals. USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Audrey Rowe promoted the new legislation Wednesday at Elkhorn Middle School in Frankfort. Districts will have to start meeting certain nutrition requirements this fall under the 'Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act'. It means portion control and ...

Federal nutrition officials Tuesday called on schools and non-profit organizations all over the country to help feed low-income children this summer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Agriculture Department budget request of $23 billion in discretionary funding represents a nearly 3 percent dip over current levels, officials said Monday.

The new standards call for more vegetables and fruits, a requirement for whole grains, and for all milk to be just one percent or less.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches - but won't pull French fries from the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 years, the new USDA guidelines will affect ...

ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Nutritional Standards for School Meals help ensure the nation's schoolchildren have access to lunches and breakfasts ...

The U.S.Department of Agriculture and First Lady Michelle Obama recently unveilednew standards for school mealsthat will provide healthier meals to the 32 million children who participate in the school meal program, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity ...

American Frozen Food Institute President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today issued the following statement commending final school meal nutrition standards released by the U.S. De

The US Department of Agriculture has announced new standards for the country's school meals, which it claims will result in healthier eating for children nationwide. The new standards were unveiled by Michelle Obama, First Lady, and Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary. They explained that the USDA's move will affect the health and wellbeing of approximately 32 million school kids. According to a ...

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced new, healthier standards for school meals, representing the first time that school meal standards have been changed in more than 15 years. read more

Less salt and fat. More whole grains, fruit, veggies and low-fat dairy. This is what kids can expect in the school lunchroom soon, according to new standards for school meals announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and first lady Michelle Obama.

Right now, the U.S. government only officially recognizes two standards for organic foods: the USDA's Organic Seal and the equivalent certificate from Canada. That's made it hard for producers of organic foods from overseas to get recognized for their sustainable practices and charge accordingly.

BERKELEY (KCBS) Organic products have become far more common since the USDA National Organic Standards were fully implemented a decade ago, but consumers dont always understand whats inside a product labeled organic. The March [...]

In a world where green foods reign supreme, it seems only natural that green drinks should too. The Organic Trade Association s 2011 industry survey reported that U.S. sales of organic food and beverages grew from $1 billion in 1990 to $26.7 billion in 2010. The number of eco- labeling programs has exploded from a dozen worldwide in the 1990s to more than 415 today. But despite the organic ...

Once upon a time, anyone could declare their food product as organic. Some products were very organic and some weren't. As organic food became more popular, consumers wanted to be sure the food products they purchased were really, truly organic.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures. USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said 298 recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico will receive business development assistance through the Value-Added ...

Pacific Natural Foods has added a selection of organic bisques to its growing line of hearty, ready-to-eat soups. Made with pure and simple organic ingredients, the thick, rich bis

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has announced that the United States and the European Union have agreed two recognize the two nations organic programs as equivalent and allow access to each other's markets.