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- During the first three months of 2016, renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower outpaced natural gas, coal and other traditional sources for new electrical generating capacity placed into service, according to the recent Energy Infrastructure Update f

USDA@s Office of Inspector General (OIG) says officials in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) need to improve the way they handle conservation compliance reviews.

A limited number of ships designed to transport large quantities of propane over long distances are able to pass through the current Panama Canal. To cut voyage times and costs within the constraints imposed by the existing Panama Canal locks, market participants use ship-to-ship t

Advanced Rail Energy Storages (ARES) commercial-scale gravity-based rail energy storage project has been granted a right-of-way lease by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after an Environmental Assessment and Biological Opinion found the project would have no

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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2016 @ Food and Drug Administration and Canadian food authorities will cooperate on a range of food safety issues after agreeing that their food safety systems are comparable.

Farmers are feeling better about the farm economy this year after an upturn in grain and wheat prices last month, according to a new monthy survey of producer attitudes. The Ag Economy Barometer, produced by Purdue University and the CME Group, indicates that producers@ outloo

A growing glut of peanuts is causing headaches for the Agriculture Department, even as subsidies to peanut growers are posing challenges for farm groups and policy makers as they start discussions on the next farm bill.

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USDA announced Wednesday it will grant $15.6 million to universities for research, education and extension programs that the department says will benefit rural America.