Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...
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New Rice Varieties Offer Benefits to Growers
According to a USDA press release, new rice varieties that offer new options for U.S. growers and...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding to Expand the Production and Availability of Advanced Biofuels
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced payments for 156 advanced biofuel producers...
USDA Announces Grants to Support Food and Agricultural Sciences Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded 20 competitive grants to Hispanic-Serving...
Senators help extend comment period for proposed farm labor rule
Thirty-two Senators joined together to ask Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to give farmers and...
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress
Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will...
Bill Would Make Selling Fraudulent Maple Syrup A Felony Offense
This month, U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation...
Cost of Senate Inaction on Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
The Washington Examiner published an editorial by Agricultural Committee Chairman Frank D. Lucas...
Statements by Attorney General Holder and Agricultural Secretary Vilsack on Court Approval of Pigford II Settlement Agreement
Attorney General Eric Holder and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following...
Court approves $1.15 billion settlement for black farmers in Pigford II
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed...